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How to get Canon-like skin tones?
  • acuriousmanacuriousman

    I've been trying to figure this out for a while but I can't get the formula right in Photoshop.

    I'm taking portrait stills and I want to get the gorgeous color skin tones that Canon's cameras produce.

    Is there any Photoshop action or method I can use in post to do so?

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  • mrbillmrbill

    Expose and white balance properly

  • DrDaveDrDave

    This is a very interesting question, you can use a Macbeth color checker and color matching software, but you would need to borrow a Canon camera to create a profile. Canon has a distinctive look.

  • acuriousmanacuriousman

    Damn, I don't have a Canon camera on hand...

    There isn't some Photoshop action that can emulate or at least be a starting point for this?

  • DrDaveDrDave

    Well, it isn't just one color. Obviously there is a bit more orange, and I imagine some people have created luts, but it is hard to really match the Canon color.

  • nobbystylusnobbystylus

    I tend to think that White Balance and Expose correctly and its easy to match to almost anything. If you don't - it can be very tricky.

    I've been finding that the GH4 is certainly warmer than Canon at the same Kelvin, so i've been dialing my kelvins lower.

  • tidatida

    Try to analyse skintone by skin scope of grapherSCOPE. It will show you Luminance vs HUE as well as Luminance vs Saturation behavior of your favorite. You will find it at http://m2port.com/skin-scope-and-color-correction.html

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