Travel & Photography Magazine
Six steps to add a warm, cinematic tone to your tropical and coastal images! Scroll to find @awonderseeker’s editing process, and read below how he achieves this look step by step! #ColorProWithMe “This series features some of my favorite images from Ao Nang—especially the first, with Krabi’s iconic cliffs. The RAW felt flat at first, but in post, it began to match the memory I had. My goal with the edit was to enhance the tropical feel by balancing warmth with natural richness, using deep greens and soft peachy-beige tones for a harmonious, summery look. Let’s take a closer look at how I approached the photo: Camera settings Nikon D3500 Nikon AF-P 18-55 F3.5 ISO 200 Aperture 6.3 Shutter speed 1/250 seconds RAW file The RAW palette, with soft gray-green, near-white sky, muted warm gray, deep green-black, and earthy olives, had a cool-toned, natural look. To add emotional depth, I followed these steps: Step 1) Basic adjustments 1.1) Tone Exposure -0,70 Contrast +15 Highlights -80 Shadows +55 Whites -15 Blacks +25 1.2) Presence Texture +5 Clarity -15 Vibrance +10 Saturation -5 Step 2) Remove distracting elements Step 3) Masking to accentuate light sources Step 4) Curve adjustments Step 5) Color mixer 5.1) Green Hue +15 Saturation -25 Luminance +10 5.2) Yellow Hue +15 Luminance +5 5.3) Aqua Saturation -20 Step 6) Color grading Edited palette f9e8de – Warm, peachy highlight 495549 – Deep forest green 7d7f71 – Softer mid-gray with a green tint b5aa92 – Warm beige 5d7036 – Vibrant olive-lime tone With a few steps, the palette shifts toward a warm, cinematic tone—golden light, deeper greens, and muted shadows—making the image more inviting and atmospheric. The balance of cool and warm tones mirrors tropical lighting, where lush foliage meets soft sunlight. Muted greens paired with warm highlights create natural contrast without tension, gently guiding your eye through the scene without loud colors.” @colorpro: We hope you enjoyed this detailed process by @awonderseeker! Join our #ColorProWithMe contest to win the ColorPro VP2776T-4K monitor by showing us how you capture #StillStreets with emotion! 🎨📸
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Woww
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These are superb😍
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🔥👏👏
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🔥🔥😍
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One of my favorite places 🤩🇹🇭 cool shot 📸
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Interesting
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Amazing colour grading 😍
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Incredible shots Bro 👏 Love the one with the monks 😍
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These frames are absolutely insane😍the colours, texture and composition just wow! So much talent!!
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Wow what a shot!
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🙏🏽❤️🔥
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Great works 🙌
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Amazing edits😍
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😍😍😍😍