The Relationship between Photo Retouching and Color Grading

Authors

  • Ivan Magrin-Chagnolleau CNRS

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.23738/CCSJ.140110

Keywords:

Photography Retouching Workflow, Color Grading Workflow, Color Aesthetics, Phenomenology of the creative process, Pedagogy.

Abstract

This paper deals with photo retouching and color grading. It proposes a simplified workflow for both of them. It also points the commonalities and the differences, and further explore the relationship between the two, including a phenomenological point of view as well as an aesthetic point of view. It also discuss the implications of that relationship in pedagogy.

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Published

2022-04-30

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Section

Color Photography & Film papers

How to Cite

“The Relationship between Photo Retouching and Color Grading” (2022) Cultura e Scienza del Colore - Color Culture and Science, 14(01), pp. 79–86. doi:10.23738/CCSJ.140110.