Color Grading Logic

Color Grading Logic

How a Jungle Explorer Grades Color by Light Layers, Not Numbers

In the dense canopy of a tropical jungle, colors don't come with hex codes or RGB values. A jungle explorer learns to read color by the way light filt...

Color Grading Logic

The Canopy-to-Floor Color Shift: Using Light Layers to Guide Your Grading

When you walk through a dense forest, you might notice that the leaves at the top of the canopy are a different shade of green than the moss on the fo...

Color Grading Logic

Why Your Jungle Footage Looks Flat: A Beginner’s Color Grading Logic Map

You’ve just returned from a jungle shoot. You open the clips on your monitor and your heart sinks: the lush greens look muddy, the sky is washed out, ...