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The 10-Minute Grade: Creating Global Contrast

May 16, 2020

In the first installment of a new series, Cullen Kelly shares his strategies for quickly getting a grade on its feet by creating global contrast


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Dialing in Contrast Quickly

Sooner or later, we all encounter a situation where we need to get a grade on its feet fast.

Maybe you’ve fallen behind due to other projects, maybe you’ve had this one dropped in your lap last minute, or maybe it’s a small budget and you need to be disciplined with your time in order to make it work.

Whatever the reason, in these moments our success hinges on having an efficient and effective approach. Finding that ideal approach for the various aspects of our grades is what this new series, The 10-Minute Grade, is all about. 

In this first installment, I’m going to show you how to quickly establish solid contrast across all your shots using a three-step process:

  1. Creating a global contrast curve that provides a consistent starting point for all your images
  2. Taking a high-speed pass through your shots with focus on a single metric: exposure
  3. Circling back to ‘priority shots’ to give them a few minutes of extra attention

If you have any questions, thoughts or something to add to the discussion, please use the comments below.

-Cullen


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