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Adding natural eyelashes. Photoshop

For me, color in photography has never been just about moving sliders or adjusting curves. Color and light are deeply connected, so I always start with the overall balance of the image. I prefer shooting in RAW because it gives much more freedom to control exposure, temperature, highlights, shadows, and color in post-production.

Color correction, for me, is not simply about curves, HSL, or presets. It is about seeing the image as a whole.
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I usually begin with exposure and make sure the image doesn’t have distracting overexposed areas. Then I adjust the temperature. I don’t believe white balance always needs to be perfectly neutral — it should support the palette of the image. Warm colors usually feel more natural with a warmer temperature, while cooler palettes often benefit from a cooler balance.

After that, I look at how all the colors work together. Sometimes one shade needs to be muted, shifted, or brightened, but I rarely change color just for the sake of changing it. For me, good color is mostly about harmony.

Keep experimenting, practice consistently, and develop a style that is uniquely yours. Happy retouching!

And honestly, a big part of color correction is not technical knowledge at all. It is visual taste and observation developed over years — understanding which colors work together, what feels distracting, what feels expensive, what creates mood, and when an image already has enough.

Colorization

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