How to adjust Japanese fresh colors

1. In terms of color, use the saturation tool in the adjustment layer to reduce the saturation.

2. Use the Curves adjustment layer to reduce contrast and increase overall brightness. For overexposed or high-key areas, you can pull down the curve. Pay attention to pulling down along the right output line.

3. When selecting shooting content, pay attention to colors with high brightness and combine them into a picture.

4. Of course, you can add a touch of blue or a little warm yellow to the photo. A slight addition of magenta can also give you a film-like color feel. You can use the curve tool.

Use a film camera:

The color gradation and tolerance of the film camera are quite good. Using a film camera is a key point in taking light Japanese-style photos. Of course, digital photos can also achieve similar results through post-processing, but if you look closely, you will still find that digital processing can easily expose highlights when processing them. Of course, light photos cannot expose highlights.

Use manual focus:

With the popularity of digital SLRs, there are more autofocus lenses. The result of using AF lenses is that everything is in focus very accurately. Half-press the shutter to your eyes Just focus on the eyes, reduce the aperture by 1-2 stops, and the entire face will be clear. In fact, the photo does not have to be so accurately focused. Appropriate defocus or slight defocus will make people feel very timeless and charming, and MF lenses That's the key.

Choose cloudy weather:

In cloudy weather, the light is diffuse. The contrast between light and dark in the photo will not be too great. It just falls within the latitude of the film, and the color contrast and saturation are also good. will be lower.

Use negative film:

Negative film has high tolerance and high tonality, while positive film (reversal film) has lower tonality, so negative film is most suitable for the shooting needs of elegant style.

Recommended Kodak 200 negative film:

Kodak’s color tone is more yellowish, and Fujifilm’s color tone is more green. Of course, the color tone is also closely related to the color temperature of the actual shooting scene, but according to the last two shots Experience, a roll of Kodak 200 is 10 yuan. Color Plus is the best.

Scan with Vuescan:

After shooting the negative film, use Vuescan to select the corresponding Kodak200 film base and scan it. It is easiest to achieve the tone you want in one go. Don’t let the store sweeper ruin your hard work.

Use 120 or 6×6 camera:

120 negative film can capture more details and rich layers than 135 negative film, while 6×6 gives people a very coordinated and balanced look. It feels exactly like it, without too much pressure, and looks the most comfortable.

Use curves to process photos:

After the scan is completed, use curves appropriately in PS (Ctrl+M). When using curve processing, slightly lifting the dark parts will give the photo a high-key feel. If necessary, also suppress the bright parts to make it closer.

Pay attention to the balance and coordination of the picture:

Start practicing with a simple composition. Even if you are just taking a piece of watermelon, as long as you grasp one key point at a time, the photo will not feel messy and will feel smooth. Will come out.

Appreciate a large number of Japanese photos:

Frequently reading the works of some famous photographers will make you closer to these Japanese-style techniques when using the camera.