Achieving Accurate Color in the Studio

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In this video I share how I create a color saturated beauty image, plus I’ll share the steps I used to create the best and most accurate color results.

I think about color long before I step foot in the studio. When creating an image with color as one of the most important elements of impact, I consider the color of the light, the background, the makeup, the styling — all of these have to work together for a successful image.

Every color, every hue is done on purpose.

Once in the studio to make sure I am working accurate colors throughout the entire process. To get me started on the right foot, I use an X-Rite ColorChecker Passport II to give me correct white balance and a custom camera/lens profile.

Another important part of my process is making sure I have consistent colors across devices and one way to ensure this throughout is by calibrating my monitors. I use the i1 Display Studio across all of my devices.

Let's take a look at the details of the shoot:

👉Light 1: The main light has a 5 degree grid which creates a tight area of illumination on the face.

👉Light 2: Next I light the background with a zoom reflector an a purple gel which helps to unite the color of the headpiece with the background.

👉Light 3: I felt that the headpiece was falling a little bit too into darkness so I decided to add a 3rd light (with a grid) to help separate the headpiece from the background.

👉Light 4: I added a zoom reflector with a blue gel. This light is mean’t to add color to the shadows and really fill the image with saturated color!

By the way, if you're interested in even more tutorials that focus on color check out my new class -- The Magic of Gels: https://lindsayadler.photo/xritegels

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Gear featured in this video 📸

✅ 1 Display Studio: https://xritephoto.com/i1Display-Studio
✅ X-Rite ColorChecker Passport II: https://www.xrite.com/categories/cali...

✅ Profoto Zoom Reflector: https://adorama.rfvk.net/JAqEq
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✅ Canon 24-105mm lens - https://adorama.rfvk.net/KG0ne


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