🤯 Mind officially blown! For me, this improved my editing as adding to an image is easier than removing. Actually feels more natural. Awesome Video, Mark!
this is honestly the best lightroom tutorial i have ever seen. this is freaking brilliant and it makes so much sense. a BW image is easier to judge. sometimes i start editing on a photo and i am not sure where i want to go with it because i see all of the colors together and its overwhelming. by tackling each color individual... man... i m loving this
That's utterly brilliant! I am going back over loads of my old photos and having another go - it is totally changing the vibe! This has seriously changed how I am going about processing
This is brilliant! When I started off learning lightroom I was taught to use edit exposure first, in BW to avoid interference and bias of colours, and do edit colours seperately afterwards. There's a lot I like with this process BUT I always felt overwhelmed by the drama the colors caused when going back to colour. Using the technique you present in this video totally removes that and allows you to add in the colors and refine them at the same time. Much appreciated Mark, will be using this moving forward!
I had to go through my watch history and find this video to tell you the following. Removing the saturation from each channel and then adding it is the best way to color correct and grade. Now it is part of my workflow and I don't think it is ever gonna go away. Seriously, I feel very lucky and grateful to have watched this video. THANK YOU FOR SHARING. I really, really appreciated. I mean, I used to change the saturation for each channel starting from 50 and then changing the lightining and hue of each channel. But I have never tought to start from 0.
Good tutorial. This is similar to graphic design principles, always design the artwork in black and white first so you have a strong base. Cheers, Mark :) - Brett
Jesus Christ.. I've been using Lr for years. It's always been my primary avenue to editing photos. I have never seen this and can't wait to try it out! Thank you so much for sharing this!
Love this! I often shoot in a dark venue with crazy stage lighting. This will help with odd colors by taking control of what color I want where. Can't wait to try it!
Can you use this editing style for more vibrant image with a lot of color? It looks like this technique tends to produce moody image. Appreciate the content, very enlighting for beginner like me.
Wow, that’s a great tip. It makes a lot of sense and works so well. I’d been working from the other direction, toning down from full color. From now on I’ll be doing a 180 and toning up from B&W. 😎👍
Hi Mark, as in my music production, subtracting to bring out other elements as opposed to just adding and adding to try and achieve results is so important and delivers better results.
Mark, this was something of an eye-opener. Brings me back to when the TV was analogue. How did one adjust that to get the best image quality? Exactly the same procedure! Removed all the colors, created a grey tone image (is it really correct to call it black and white? it has a log of gray tones in it) and subsequently added colors back into the image. No doubt about that it gave you the best picture... Same thing, same result. My conclusion when I tried this once: Why didn't I think of this before! Big applaud 👏👏 to you Mark McGee, thanks a LOT!
One of my favorite colorists worked this way. Jais Thierry Lamaire colored some of the most iconic Music Videos and Commercials. He would switch back and forth between black and white and color during the session. The looks he achieved on skintone and contrast were amazing.
Similar concept to sound production, mixing in mono first,then creating the stereo spread. Kinda genuis,which explains why it never occured to me,so thanks!
Surprising ! I always retouch my future B&W images in colour first before turning them to B&W but never thought about doing the reverse !! Thanks for sharing.
This is creativity. Your techniques are unique and different from others. I'm imagining how my images will be different and better than before even before I have started trying it.
Had to try it before the video even ended. Was a game changer. I've always felt like something is missing in my pictures and it was this for suremb. Thanks!!
Thanks for doing this. I just did a couple of shoots, one for a band and the other for a solo artist. Everyone was looking for a heavy industrial look. I have been using a lot of different, traditional techniques but I’m excited to try some of the ideas you presented here.
I'm writing this maybe like after 6 months since I've watched this video, and I simply don't know such words to explain the level of my gratitude for this particular tip (because I finally able to manage the colors in my photos) and for every vidios on your chanal. Thanks a lot for your videos
I am an absolute novice at this game with no artistic bones in my body and this has changed how I look at things in a big way… thanks for the tutorial it is bloody awesome!!!!!
Love you man for this. This gave me a proper workflow for editing my photos. I had a serious problem with having unwanted colours in my photos. This works out so well for me.❤️❤️
I’ve never seen any of your videos but the algorithm told me I needed that. And well… it was right ! I’ve never seen this way of editing before, I’m definitely trying this. I subscribe ! Thank you !
Gave this a go for the first time this morning on some shots I took of my kids hunting for easter eggs and really enjoyed the results, thanks Mark, great vid.
Interesting to balance out the light first then introduce the color back in with greater control. Tried it and will definitely keep this in my toolbox. Great video!
so, in music terms. You lowered the graphic EQ ALL the way down then gradually increased the frequency's (in this case color) to fit what you are going for. Love it.
I shoot 95% of my professional shots in B&W in camera. I find it so much more effective in nailing light, shadows exposure etc. I only add colour back once I start processing the photo in Lightroom.
Amazing ... thank you for sharing this wonderful technique. Also, do you have a full course on color grading photos ? If not, I think that you should build one, as I will probably be the first to buy it. Think about it !
I'm currentley using Luminar AI but you are starting to rethink me choice, great tutorials. Not to much talk about where to find the button but what it does! Thank you, you just got one new sub!
Nice edits man. HSL is life! 🤘🏻🤣
what i loved about you, that you don't "sell presets" but you learn people very useful skills. thanks man... you are Amazing.
🤯 Mind officially blown! For me, this improved my editing as adding to an image is easier than removing. Actually feels more natural. Awesome Video, Mark!
this is honestly the best lightroom tutorial i have ever seen. this is freaking brilliant and it makes so much sense. a BW image is easier to judge. sometimes i start editing on a photo and i am not sure where i want to go with it because i see all of the colors together and its overwhelming. by tackling each color individual... man... i m loving this
Mate, you changed my entire workflow.
That's utterly brilliant! I am going back over loads of my old photos and having another go - it is totally changing the vibe! This has seriously changed how I am going about processing
Concept artists do this same technique and they get great results. So yeah it makes sense for us too.
This is brilliant! When I started off learning lightroom I was taught to use edit exposure first, in BW to avoid interference and bias of colours, and do edit colours seperately afterwards. There's a lot I like with this process BUT I always felt overwhelmed by the drama the colors caused when going back to colour. Using the technique you present in this video totally removes that and allows you to add in the colors and refine them at the same time.
Much appreciated Mark, will be using this moving forward!
Great comment
I had to go through my watch history and find this video to tell you the following.
Removing the saturation from each channel and then adding it is the best way to color correct and grade.
Now it is part of my workflow and I don't think it is ever gonna go away.
Seriously, I feel very lucky and grateful to have watched this video.
THANK YOU FOR SHARING. I really, really appreciated.
I mean, I used to change the saturation for each channel starting from 50 and then changing the lightining and hue of each channel.
But I have never tought to start from 0.
Good tutorial. This is similar to graphic design principles, always design the artwork in black and white first so you have a strong base. Cheers, Mark :) - Brett
Exactly, that is what I wanted to say.
I've been doing photography for 2 months and all I see is how similar the principles are to Graphic Design.
@@swancoffeehouse5983 perhaps is the other way around?... no "chicken or egg" in this case 😉
@@paulora3348 Not for me. I learnt Graphic Design before Photography.
@@swancoffeehouse5983 and, in fact, photography learned from the masters and their paintings and sculptures 😊🙏
Jesus Christ.. I've been using Lr for years. It's always been my primary avenue to editing photos. I have never seen this and can't wait to try it out! Thank you so much for sharing this!
Most photosophical video I’ve watched lately! Thanks for sharing, I’m definitely gonna try this!
Love this! I often shoot in a dark venue with crazy stage lighting. This will help with odd colors by taking control of what color I want where. Can't wait to try it!
thanks for sharing this method! i'm going through a huge project of scanning all my film material using my DSLR. i will certainly give it a try!
🤯🤯🤯 this is amazing. Definitely going to try this!
I was gonna comment that someone else taught me this. I then noticed it was you. It's the best way ever
Every digital Photographer should know this.
Can you use this editing style for more vibrant image with a lot of color? It looks like this technique tends to produce moody image.
Appreciate the content, very enlighting for beginner like me.
Brilliant and you do it with such smoothness
One of the best tutorials ever! Thanks man for amazing inspiration in all your videos 🔥
This is by far the best trick I've seen for colour grading... thanks Mark
This is crazy looking forward to try this my work.
Wow, that’s a great tip. It makes a lot of sense and works so well. I’d been working from the other direction, toning down from full color. From now on I’ll be doing a 180 and toning up from B&W. 😎👍
Hi Mark, as in my music production, subtracting to bring out other elements as opposed to just adding and adding to try and achieve results is so important and delivers better results.
Excellent tutorials, I was looking for this technique for years, thumbs up!
Wow...never seen a video like this was such an interesting editing style. Can't wait to try this out!
Mark, this was something of an eye-opener.
Brings me back to when the TV was analogue. How did one adjust that to get the best image quality?
Exactly the same procedure! Removed all the colors, created a grey tone image (is it really correct to call it black and white? it has a log of gray tones in it) and subsequently added colors back into the image. No doubt about that it gave you the best picture... Same thing, same result. My conclusion when I tried this once: Why didn't I think of this before!
Big applaud 👏👏 to you Mark McGee, thanks a LOT!
One of my favorite colorists worked this way. Jais Thierry Lamaire colored some of the most iconic Music Videos and Commercials. He would switch back and forth between black and white and color during the session. The looks he achieved on skintone and contrast were amazing.
Very nice editing. I'm gonna try this out.
Similar concept to sound production, mixing in mono first,then creating the stereo spread. Kinda genuis,which explains why it never occured to me,so thanks!
This is AWESOME..thats a gem
Awesome way to edit! You're one of my heroes on TH-cam, Mark :D
I have started to try this and it has completely changed the final look of my photos in an amazing way.
Surprising ! I always retouch my future B&W images in colour first before turning them to B&W but never thought about doing the reverse !! Thanks for sharing.
I think this editing trick has just changed my game!!!! 🙏🏾
For me this opens a completely different way to work with my images, but by now it makes sense totally. I'm eager to try it. Thanks for sharing.
This has honestly revolutionised my editing. Being colourblind makes things super hard and this simplifies completely - thank you!
This is creativity. Your techniques are unique and different from others. I'm imagining how my images will be different and better than before even before I have started trying it.
This technic of editing is magic. Thank You Mark for this tutorial. I will do my best with this technic.
Had to try it before the video even ended. Was a game changer. I've always felt like something is missing in my pictures and it was this for suremb. Thanks!!
It's really amazing 👏
I just understand everything so much better when you discuss and explain it
This was inspiring to get back into photography and edit my shots.
Wow, just wow.
This is why I love photography.
Thanks a lot. This really motivates me
Thanks for doing this. I just did a couple of shoots, one for a band and the other for a solo artist. Everyone was looking for a heavy industrial look. I have been using a lot of different, traditional techniques but I’m excited to try some of the ideas you presented here.
This is basically the musical engineering equivalent to mixing in Mono. ! Dope !
This actually makes me excited! I've never thought about using the gray scale to color-correct on my photographs. Can't wait to try it out!
subbed. i absolutely love this! it makes so much sense. keen to edit some photos like this today!
I'm writing this maybe like after 6 months since I've watched this video, and I simply don't know such words to explain the level of my gratitude for this particular tip (because I finally able to manage the colors in my photos) and for every vidios on your chanal. Thanks a lot for your videos
Super cool technique!
I am an absolute novice at this game with no artistic bones in my body and this has changed how I look at things in a big way… thanks for the tutorial it is bloody awesome!!!!!
Wow. Mind blown 🤯 BUTful tutorial. Will edit no more like the way I used to.
Love you man for this. This gave me a proper workflow for editing my photos. I had a serious problem with having unwanted colours in my photos. This works out so well for me.❤️❤️
Dan Hecho also starts with b&w, and then paints good colors above the image. Very good trick
Bloody brilliant mate! You have changed the way I look at photos and edit them, thank you!
The old village is lovely, hope you had a great time.
I’ve never seen any of your videos but the algorithm told me I needed that. And well… it was right ! I’ve never seen this way of editing before, I’m definitely trying this. I subscribe ! Thank you !
awesome video Mark. Thank you for doing this. This helps me editing in different way. I am your fan in the USA.
Great to hear! Thanks Owen.
Glad to have come across your channel.My editing has improved and I am learning a lot about color grading. Cheers mate
Great to hear, Nick! Thank you and welcome!
Not seen this style of editing before, must give it a try :)
This is genius! I never thought of it. But this technique will make it easier to see the balance.
Thank you for that! This is a great technique! Happy you are there to make us all better!
I like this type of editing. Never seen it before! Def gonna try this out in the future!
Awesome tutorial! Thank you Mark for inspiring me :D. Well done mate !
Awesome work mate. Now to go and re-edit all my photo. Keep up this amazing content. 👍👌😀
Wow I’m so gonna try that thank you this is so cool
Two words: BRILLIANT and GENIUS
Such incredible colour editing technique, wonderful, I love it
Gave this a go for the first time this morning on some shots I took of my kids hunting for easter eggs and really enjoyed the results, thanks Mark, great vid.
That Tutorial changes my work with Photos. Thank you very much ✌
You know what? I’m gonna try it out for my next job. Good tutorial! Let’s see if it works with my workflow! Sub earned 🤘🏼
Mate, some really good work and workflow here. Well done.
Thank you! Cheers!
Interesting to balance out the light first then introduce the color back in with greater control. Tried it and will definitely keep this in my toolbox. Great video!
Man, this method is something of a big secret to nailing those photos. Thanks for this wonderful tutorial.
Thank you, I've been learning so much. Photography improved.
Great to hear!
That’s actually pretty neat, Mark. I’m a street photographer at heart and I’ll definitely give this a try tonight. Thanks!
that was beautiful.
You nailed it man. Really great technique for editing colour images.
Wow! Thanks for an awesome tutorial. I struggle with the artistic side of editing but you've just opened my eyes to a whole new world.
wow! this tutorial made me the day!
Wow.. what a different way to look at an edit. Really enjoyed this tutorial.🔥📸🎥✊️
Really very informative and brilliant . thank you for teaching us. :) Love from INDIA
I love the tutorial. This is a great approach I’m going to use to edit my photos
love seeing these type of videos, i like knowing why you make each changes. Love hearing the thought process. Please do more.
This is a really unique style of editing. Real good. Thanks for this guide
so, in music terms. You lowered the graphic EQ ALL the way down then gradually increased the frequency's (in this case color) to fit what you are going for. Love it.
Nice one Mark, quality stuff.
Wow, thx a lot. Very best and clever way to do color grade.
that's insane. I will immediately try out those techniques. Thanks for tutorial!!
have been following your videos recently and you are crazy good, a great inspiration!
Wow! A great technique to start with. I will definitely try to use this in Indian wedding images. Will see how it work....Thanks
First photography tutorial that I plan on using the information
This makes so much sense!!!! I've got to try this now. I guess it works more for moody type shots.
Your channel The best channel for Lightroom color grading .
Whouaaaa thanks !! That a great new way to colorgrade ! Thanks you from France 🇫🇷 ! :)
I hope I never experience a better approach to this creative process. You Are Great.
Thanks.
I shoot 95% of my professional shots in B&W in camera. I find it so much more effective in nailing light, shadows exposure etc. I only add colour back once I start processing the photo in Lightroom.
Amazing ... thank you for sharing this wonderful technique. Also, do you have a full course on color grading photos ? If not, I think that you should build one, as I will probably be the first to buy it. Think about it !
Will definately use this techince for my next editing session! Thanks for the tips!
I'm currentley using Luminar AI but you are starting to rethink me choice, great tutorials. Not to much talk about where to find the button but what it does! Thank you, you just got one new sub!