{"slug":"chongqing-night-grading","title":"刷爆全网的重庆夜景大片，原来后期这么调色！","author":"Thomas看看世界","date":"2019-08-22","wechat":"https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s?__biz=MzI4NDA5MzE5NQ==&mid=2247489429&idx=1&sn=458dc4e708be29e9b40fcf327b4808ae&chksm=eb81e9f1dcf660e7d4d436ddff8e22dbfa472d764810a14cd965e66c56cff3a1a485e3c98804&scene=21#wechat_redirect","blocks":[{"t":"h","x":"Thomas看看世界","xe":"Thomas Chu Photo"},{"t":"p","x":"前段时间，托马斯与长安汽车合作，在重庆拍摄了一组长安CS75PLUS新车的商业大片。","b":false,"xe":"A while ago, Thomas collaborated with Changan Automobile to shoot a commercial series in Chongqing for the new CS75 PLUS."},{"t":"img","f":"img-02","w":667,"h":1000},{"t":"p","x":"黄角坪立交桥","b":false,"xe":"Huangjueping Interchange"},{"t":"p","x":"很多朋友都很喜欢这组照片，而且对其中的后期调色技巧非常感兴趣。","b":false,"xe":"Many friends loved this series and were especially curious about the color grading behind it."},{"t":"img","f":"img-03","w":629,"h":439},{"t":"p","x":"因此今天托马斯会以一张类似的重庆夜景城市照片为例，和大家分享这种色调的后期思路和做法。","b":false,"xe":"So today, Thomas will use a similar Chongqing night cityscape to share the thinking and technique behind this color style."},{"t":"p","x":"调色只需要Lightroom或者Camera Raw就可以完成，非常简单。原图提供练习下载，地址见文末。","b":false,"xe":"The grade can be done entirely in Lightroom or Camera Raw — very simple. The original file is available for practice; see the download link at the end."},{"t":"img","f":"img-04","w":1067,"h":1600},{"t":"p","x":"菜园坝长江大桥 - 后期/原图对比","b":false,"xe":"Caiyuanba Yangtze River Bridge — edited vs. original"},{"t":"h","x":"1. 未来风城市拍摄与后期思路","xe":"1. Shooting and Editing a Futuristic City"},{"t":"p","x":"常见的商业汽车照片，大多比较强调速度或者奢华的感觉，有些千篇一律。","b":false,"xe":"Most commercial car photography emphasizes speed or luxury — a fairly formulaic approach."},{"t":"p","x":"而这次的长安CS75PLUS新车，则是一次时尚、前卫的大胆尝试，因此也需要新的拍摄和调色思路。","b":false,"xe":"The new CS75 PLUS, however, is a bold, fashionable, avant-garde attempt, so it called for fresh shooting and grading ideas too."},{"t":"img","f":"img-05","w":1000,"h":667},{"t":"p","x":"海棠溪轻轨站","b":false,"xe":"Haitangxi Metro Station"},{"t":"p","x":"长安CS75PLUS是一款非常智能的汽车，拥有自动泊车和辅助驾驶等众多功能。为了体现这种科技感，我们需要选择一种前卫、科技、未来的主色调。","b":false,"xe":"The CS75 PLUS is a highly intelligent car, with automatic parking, driver assistance, and more. To convey that sense of technology, we needed a cutting-edge, futuristic dominant color."},{"t":"p","x":"我在《摄影后期调色漫谈 - 色彩没感觉？三大颜色助你渲染照片氛围》中提到过，蓝色是一种象征现代科技的颜色，而青蓝色则广泛用于赛博朋克景观中，是一种更加时尚的颜色。","b":false,"xe":"As I wrote in \"Thoughts on Color Grading — No Feel for Color? Three Colors That Set the Mood\": blue symbolizes modern technology, while teal-blue is used extensively in cyberpunk scenes as an even more fashionable hue."},{"t":"img","f":"img-06","w":1000,"h":750},{"t":"p","x":"重庆南山","b":false,"xe":"Nanshan, Chongqing"},{"t":"p","x":"不仅主色调科技感十足，我们在取景时，也大量采用了重庆最具未来感的地标景观，比如大剧院、国泰艺术中心、来福士广场等，让构图和色彩互相烘托。","b":false,"xe":"Beyond the high-tech dominant palette, our framing also drew heavily on Chongqing's most futuristic landmarks — the Grand Theatre, the Guotai Arts Center, Raffles City — so composition and color reinforce each other."},{"t":"img","f":"img-07","w":1000,"h":667},{"t":"p","x":"重庆大剧院","b":false,"xe":"Chongqing Grand Theatre"},{"t":"p","x":"除了强烈的科技感之外，长安CS75PLUS的动感美学外观设计、贯穿式前位灯、凤翼烈焰尾灯等等，也体现了这款汽车颇具艺术感的一面。","b":false,"xe":"Beyond its strong tech feel, the CS75 PLUS's dynamic aesthetic design, full-width front light bar, and phoenix-wing flame taillights also reveal an artistic side."},{"t":"p","x":"因此去年最为流行的橘色成为了我们的主要辅助色，搭配上偏暖的紫色、黄色和红色，让冷峻青蓝背景下的城市，重新带上温暖的人文情感。","b":false,"xe":"So last year's trendiest color, orange, became our main accent — paired with warm purples, yellows, and reds — letting the city beneath its cool teal-blue backdrop regain a warm, human touch."},{"t":"img","f":"img-08","w":743,"h":1000},{"t":"p","x":"解放碑","b":false,"xe":"Jiefangbei"},{"t":"p","x":"重庆也是一座富有人文气息的城市，洪崖洞、长江索道、穿楼轻轨等等，无不体现着重庆人民与山水共居而产生的独特生活智慧。","b":false,"xe":"Chongqing is also a city rich in human character: Hongya Cave, the Yangtze River Cableway, the metro that runs through a building — all embody the distinctive life wisdom of Chongqing people living among mountains and rivers."},{"t":"p","x":"这些重庆最具特色的场景，也成为了我们的拍摄背景。","b":false,"xe":"These most characteristic Chongqing scenes became our backdrops."},{"t":"img","f":"img-09","w":667,"h":1000},{"t":"p","x":"洪崖洞","b":false,"xe":"Hongya Cave"},{"t":"p","x":"让科技的青蓝色与艺术的橙橘色合二为一，让人文历史与未来科技交相辉映，让重庆长安汽车智造的CS75PLUS与重庆的山水建筑融为一体，成为了这组照片的设计思路。","b":false,"xe":"Merging technological teal-blue with artistic orange, letting human history and future technology shine against each other, and blending the CS75 PLUS — built by Changan in Chongqing — into the city's mountains, rivers, and architecture: that was the design thinking behind this series."},{"t":"img","f":"img-10","w":667,"h":1000},{"t":"p","x":"来福士广场与千佛寺","b":false,"xe":"Raffles City and Qianfo Temple"},{"t":"p","x":"上面是整组图片的整体拍摄和调色思路，接下来托马斯就会和大家分享具体的后期调色技术。","b":false,"xe":"That covers the overall shooting and grading concept for the series. Next, Thomas shares the specific post-processing techniques."},{"t":"h","x":"2. 调色主要过程","xe":"2. The Main Grading Process"},{"t":"p","x":"接下来我就会以这张照片为例，和大家分享一下这种色调的主要处理方法。","b":false,"xe":"I'll use this photo to walk through the key steps of this color style."},{"t":"p","x":"原图为了抓拍下高速运动的轻轨列车，参数设置为53mm f4 ISO4000 1/60秒，拍摄使用索尼a7r3相机搭配24-105镜头。","b":false,"xe":"To capture the fast-moving metro train, the original was shot at 53mm, f/4, ISO 4000, 1/60s, on a Sony a7R III with a 24-105mm lens."},{"t":"p","x":"后期主要使用的工具是PS自带的Adobe Camera Raw软件，在戴尔 XPS15 OLED笔记本电脑上完成。","b":false,"xe":"The main editing tool is Photoshop's built-in Adobe Camera Raw, on a Dell XPS 15 OLED laptop."},{"t":"img","f":"img-11","w":1067,"h":1600},{"t":"p","x":"我的后期第一步，一般都是先做镜头矫正，包括勾上“删除色差”和“启用配置文件校正”。","b":false,"xe":"My first step is always lens corrections: check \"Remove Chromatic Aberration\" and \"Enable Profile Corrections.\""},{"t":"img","f":"img-12","w":281,"h":431},{"t":"p","x":"因为是城市景观，一般建筑保持横平竖直会更加美观，因此还要做一个水平线的校正。","b":false,"xe":"Since this is a cityscape, buildings look best level and upright, so a horizon correction is needed too."},{"t":"p","x":"（相关教程《不要让畸变毁了你的照片 - ACR/Lightroom基本校正》）","b":false,"xe":"(Related tutorial: \"Don't Let Distortion Ruin Your Photos — Basic Corrections in ACR/Lightroom\")"},{"t":"img","f":"img-13","w":714,"h":900},{"t":"p","x":"原图曝光比较欠曝，所以基本面板中曝光+1，阴影+79，黑色+12恢复阴影处的细节。同时高光-21，对比度-24 修复一些过曝细节。","b":false,"xe":"The original was underexposed, so in the Basic panel: Exposure +1, Shadows +79, Blacks +12 to recover shadow detail; plus Highlights -21 and Contrast -24 to repair some blown areas."},{"t":"p","x":"这两步处理之后照片会显得比较闷，所以白色要+31恢复照片最亮处的亮度，保持通透感。","b":false,"xe":"After these two steps the photo looks rather dull, so Whites +31 restores brightness at the top end and keeps the image crisp and clear."},{"t":"p","x":"（相关教程《轻松美化照片 - 理解Lightroom基本面板的色调与影调控制》）","b":false,"xe":"(Related tutorial: \"Beautify Your Photos Easily — Understanding Tone and Tonal Controls in Lightroom's Basic Panel\")"},{"t":"img","f":"img-14","w":842,"h":823},{"t":"p","x":"接下来，纹理+10，清晰度+10，去除薄雾+20，增强照片的细节和清晰度。","b":false,"xe":"Next: Texture +10, Clarity +10, Dehaze +20 to enhance detail and definition."},{"t":"p","x":"（纹理滑块教程《PS纹理新功能，风光和人像后期修图神器！》）","b":false,"xe":"(Texture slider tutorial: \"Photoshop's New Texture Feature — A Retouching Gem for Landscapes and Portraits!\")"},{"t":"p","x":"（清晰度教程《一文读懂清晰度、对比度和锐化程度的区别》）","b":false,"xe":"(Clarity tutorial: \"Understanding the Difference Between Clarity, Contrast, and Sharpening\")"},{"t":"p","x":"（去除薄雾教程《去除照片雾霾，需要这几步》）","b":false,"xe":"(Dehaze tutorial: \"A Few Steps to Remove Haze from Your Photos\")"},{"t":"img","f":"img-15","w":273,"h":111},{"t":"p","x":"然后我们再对照片叠加一个“胶片曲线”，在增加对比度的同时，消除照片中的纯黑色。","b":false,"xe":"Then we overlay a \"film curve\" on the photo, boosting contrast while eliminating pure blacks."},{"t":"p","x":"（相关教程《一篇文章讲明白，摄影后期中的曲线到底怎么用~》）","b":false,"xe":"(Related tutorial: \"Once and for All — How Curves Actually Work in Post-Processing\")"},{"t":"img","f":"img-16","w":856,"h":865},{"t":"p","x":"通过上面几步，照片的影调就基本确定了，我们可以开始颜色的处理。","b":false,"xe":"After these steps, the photo's tonal foundation is set, and we can move on to color."},{"t":"p","x":"这张照片，我们要让他带上偏蓝色的主色调。","b":false,"xe":"For this photo, we want a bluish dominant palette."},{"t":"p","x":"最简单的方法，就是把色温滑块左移，让照片的白平衡变成2500左右，自然整体就比较偏蓝啦。","b":false,"xe":"The simplest method: drag the Temp slider left until the white balance sits around 2500K — the whole image naturally turns blue."},{"t":"p","x":"画面中原来上黑灰色的夜景天空，以及地面阴影，此时都变成了蓝色，方便我们后面进一步调色。","b":false,"xe":"The once black-grey night sky and ground shadows now read as blue, setting us up for further grading."},{"t":"img","f":"img-17","w":838,"h":823},{"t":"p","x":"最终的成片中，画面偏暗的天空和地面阴影都带上了青蓝色，而较亮的灯光、路面等等，则是橙黄色。","b":false,"xe":"In the final image, the darker sky and ground shadows carry a teal-blue cast, while the brighter lights and road surfaces are orange-yellow."},{"t":"p","x":"要实现这样的效果，最直观的工具就是分离色调了。","b":false,"xe":"The most direct tool for this is Split Toning."},{"t":"p","x":"（相关教程《常被忽视的调色神器 - 分离色调工具》）","b":false,"xe":"(Related tutorial: \"The Often-Overlooked Grading Gem — the Split Toning Tool\")"},{"t":"p","x":"这里分离色调的高光色相选择32左右的黄色，饱和度增加到8。","b":false,"xe":"For Split Toning, set the highlight hue to a yellow around 32 with saturation up to 8."},{"t":"p","x":"分离色调的阴影色相选择212左右的青蓝色，饱和度大大提升到44。","b":false,"xe":"Set the shadow hue to a teal-blue around 212, pushing saturation much higher, to 44."},{"t":"img","f":"img-18","w":839,"h":836},{"t":"p","x":"经过白平衡和分离色调的调整，其实画面的色调基础就形成了，接下来可以用HSL工具，对画面中的不同颜色进行微调。","b":false,"xe":"After white balance and split toning, the color foundation is in place. Next, use HSL to fine-tune individual colors."},{"t":"p","x":"（相关教程《学会调色，从理解HSL面板开始》）","b":false,"xe":"(Related tutorial: \"Master Color Grading by Understanding the HSL Panel\")"},{"t":"img","f":"img-19","w":276,"h":360},{"t":"p","x":"最终成片中，冷色比较沉稳，所以冷色调的蓝色、紫色、洋红的饱和度都要降低。","b":false,"xe":"In the final image the cool tones are subdued, so lower the saturation of blue, purple, and magenta."},{"t":"p","x":"在画面整体白平衡偏冷的情况下，照片中的暖色调都有点偏灰，所以黄色、橙色等暖色的饱和度需要提升，恢复暖色的热烈感。","b":false,"xe":"With the overall white balance leaning cool, the warm tones look a bit grey, so raise the saturation of yellows, oranges, and other warm colors to restore their warmth."},{"t":"p","x":"绿色作为一种比较难处理的杂色，最好的处理方式就是大幅降低其饱和度，削弱存在感。调整后效果如下。","b":false,"xe":"Green is a tricky stray color here — the best move is slashing its saturation to weaken its presence. Here's the result after these adjustments."},{"t":"img","f":"img-20","w":544,"h":809},{"t":"p","x":"照片整体还是偏暗，特别是灯光、路面、火车等等兴趣点，因此画面色彩都需要进行不同程度的提亮。","b":false,"xe":"The photo is still rather dark overall, especially at the points of interest — the lights, road surface, and train — so various colors need brightening to different degrees."},{"t":"img","f":"img-21","w":278,"h":353},{"t":"p","x":"在HSL的明亮度面板中，对画面各种颜色提亮后的效果如下。","b":false,"xe":"Here's the result after lifting the relevant colors in HSL's Luminance panel."},{"t":"img","f":"img-22","w":543,"h":815},{"t":"p","x":"最后我们再用HSL中的色相工具，对画面中的颜色进行统一。","b":false,"xe":"Finally, use HSL's Hue sliders to unify the colors in the frame."},{"t":"img","f":"img-23","w":273,"h":359},{"t":"p","x":"其中洋红、红色、橙色、黄色、绿色，都往金黄色进行统一。","b":false,"xe":"Magenta, red, orange, yellow, and green are all unified toward golden yellow."},{"t":"p","x":"蓝色和紫色，先往两者的中间色调进行统一。","b":false,"xe":"Blue and purple are first unified toward a midpoint between the two."},{"t":"p","x":"画面中原来的青色（浅绿色）主要是铁轨部分。铁轨是我想强化的画面线条之一，所以这里青色反而是往绿色偏移，和整体的冷色调进行形成一定的分离。","b":false,"xe":"The original cyan (aqua) in the frame sits mainly on the rails — one of the lines I wanted to emphasize — so here I shift cyan toward green instead, creating some separation from the overall cool palette."},{"t":"img","f":"img-24","w":543,"h":811},{"t":"p","x":"最后再用原色校准工具，对画面的色彩进行进一步的统一和微调。","b":false,"xe":"Finally, use the Calibration tool to further unify and fine-tune the colors."},{"t":"p","x":"原色校准是一个很好用的工具，没用过的同学可以学习教程 《最神奇的PS调色工具，为什么网红预设都爱用相机校准三原色？》。","b":false,"xe":"Calibration is a wonderfully useful tool. If you haven't tried it, check out the tutorial \"The Most Magical PS Grading Tool — Why Do Trending Presets All Use Camera Calibration Primaries?\""},{"t":"img","f":"img-25","w":274,"h":454},{"t":"p","x":"经过白平衡、分离色调、HSL调色后，画面的色彩也基本出来了。","b":false,"xe":"After white balance, split toning, and HSL, the colors are basically there."},{"t":"p","x":"但整张照片还比较平淡，我们需要利用Camera Raw的局部处理工具，对画面的光影进行重新塑造，对照片的兴趣点进行强化。","b":false,"xe":"But the photo still feels flat. We need Camera Raw's local adjustment tools to reshape the light and strengthen the points of interest."},{"t":"p","x":"（相关教程《如何用局部滤镜重塑照片光影 》）","b":false,"xe":"(Related tutorial: \"How to Reshape Light and Shadow with Local Filters\")"},{"t":"img","f":"img-26","w":542,"h":809},{"t":"p","x":"首先选择渐变滤镜工具，对画面中的天空进行提亮，同时制造一种远处的朦胧空气感。","b":false,"xe":"First, take the Graduated Filter to brighten the sky while creating a hazy, atmospheric sense of distance."},{"t":"img","f":"img-27","w":925,"h":558},{"t":"p","x":"远景的灯光已经很亮，为了防止其继续过曝，渐变滤镜中我没有提亮曝光，而是把阴影+100。","b":false,"xe":"The distant lights are already bright, so to prevent further clipping I didn't raise exposure in the filter — I set Shadows +100 instead."},{"t":"p","x":"拉了三个这样的渐变滤镜之后，天空显得明亮而遥远。","b":false,"xe":"After three such Graduated Filters, the sky looks bright and far away."},{"t":"img","f":"img-28","w":913,"h":836},{"t":"p","x":"接着我再使用径向滤镜工具，对画面的局部进行强化或者弱化。","b":false,"xe":"Next, use the Radial Filter to strengthen or weaken local areas."},{"t":"p","x":"比如这处立交桥下的大树，因为被路灯照亮，显得特别突出。但这里并不是我想表现的点。","b":false,"xe":"For example, this tree under the overpass stands out because a streetlight illuminates it — but it's not what I want to feature."},{"t":"img","f":"img-29","w":405,"h":526},{"t":"p","x":"所以使用径向滤镜工具框住这里，高光-100，色温-30，让这里亮部更暗，色彩更冷，和周围更好的融合在一起，就没有那么明显了。","b":false,"xe":"So I framed it with a Radial Filter at Highlights -100, Temp -30, making its highlights darker and color cooler so it blends into the surroundings and draws less attention."},{"t":"img","f":"img-30","w":780,"h":495},{"t":"p","x":"又比如画面中被灯光照亮的部分，例如下图中的铁轨，我则用色温+10，色调+10（让区域色彩更偏橙色），曝光+0.4（让区域更亮）的径向滤镜进行强化。","b":false,"xe":"Conversely, for areas lit by lamps — like the rails in the image below — I used a Radial Filter with Temp +10, Tint +10 (pushing the area toward orange) and Exposure +0.4 (brightening it) for emphasis."},{"t":"img","f":"img-31","w":795,"h":815},{"t":"p","x":"整张照片我一共使用了40多个径向滤镜，对画面局部进行不同程度的调整。","b":false,"xe":"In total, I used more than 40 Radial Filters on this photo, adjusting different areas to different degrees."},{"t":"p","x":"每个径向滤镜，我的调整幅度都不会太大，让过渡更加自然。","b":false,"xe":"Each Radial Filter uses only a modest adjustment, keeping the transitions natural."},{"t":"img","f":"img-32","w":948,"h":878},{"t":"p","x":"因为篇幅关系，这里无法列举每一个径向滤镜，大家可以在文末下载我的调整文件，打开后，可以看到所有的滤镜和参数。","b":false,"xe":"For brevity I can't list every filter here — download my adjustment file at the end of the article, open it, and you'll see all the filters and their settings."},{"t":"img","f":"img-33","w":699,"h":205},{"t":"p","x":"局部调整是摄影后期的核心。","b":false,"xe":"Local adjustment is the core of post-processing."},{"t":"p","x":"我们可以来对比一下，下图是使用渐变滤镜和径向滤镜局部处理之前。","b":false,"xe":"Compare for yourself: below is the image before Graduated and Radial Filter work."},{"t":"img","f":"img-34","w":538,"h":801},{"t":"p","x":"下图是使用渐变滤镜和径向滤镜局部处理之后，画面光影完全不一样了。","b":false,"xe":"And here it is after — the light is entirely different."},{"t":"img","f":"img-35","w":535,"h":804},{"t":"p","x":"原图为了捕捉列车，ISO比较高，提亮之后噪点显著。","b":false,"xe":"Because the original was shot at high ISO to catch the train, brightening revealed significant noise."},{"t":"p","x":"好在我当时拍摄了很多同一机位的照片，比如有用ISO100 f16 20秒 的参数，拍摄了很多画质不错的背景照片。","b":false,"xe":"Fortunately, I had shot many frames from the same position — including several clean background frames at ISO 100, f/16, 20s."},{"t":"img","f":"img-36","w":803,"h":730},{"t":"p","x":"于是在同步参数之后，我利用PS的蒙版工具把上面这张图的列车，和干净的城市背景合并到一起，就完成了最终的调整。","b":false,"xe":"So after syncing the settings, I used Photoshop masks to combine the train from the frame above with the clean city background, completing the final edit."},{"t":"img","f":"img-37","w":1067,"h":1600},{"t":"h","x":"3. 组图欣赏","xe":"3. Enjoy the Series"},{"t":"p","x":"最后，再让我们欣赏一组长安CS75PLUS在魔幻重庆中的照片吧。","b":false,"xe":"Finally, let's enjoy the full series of the CS75 PLUS in magical Chongqing."},{"t":"img","f":"img-38","w":668,"h":1000},{"t":"img","f":"img-39","w":1000,"h":667},{"t":"img","f":"img-40","w":1000,"h":791},{"t":"img","f":"img-41","w":1000,"h":565},{"t":"img","f":"img-42","w":650,"h":1000},{"t":"img","f":"img-43","w":1000,"h":667},{"t":"img","f":"img-44","w":1000,"h":773},{"t":"img","f":"img-45","w":691,"h":1000},{"t":"img","f":"img-46","w":1000,"h":667},{"t":"img","f":"img-47","w":1000,"h":598},{"t":"img","f":"img-48","w":791,"h":1000},{"t":"p","x":"重庆是中国最具特色的城市之一，欢迎大家来玩。","b":false,"xe":"Chongqing is one of China's most distinctive cities — come visit!"},{"t":"p","x":"练习文件下载地址：","b":false,"xe":"Practice files download:"},{"t":"p","x":"链接: https://pan.baidu.com/s/1YKf8xE_wSC5_9jcpg4c1vw","b":true,"xe":"Link: https://pan.baidu.com/s/1YKf8xE_wSC5_9jcpg4c1vw"},{"t":"h","x":"提取码: h6ea","xe":"Extraction code: h6ea"},{"t":"p","x":"（包括调整前原图、调整后DNG文件与壁纸大图）","b":false,"xe":"(Includes the original file, the edited DNG, and a large wallpaper)"},{"t":"h","x":"欢迎关注托马斯的旅行与摄影攻略","xe":"Follow Thomas for more travel and photography tips"}],"titleEn":"The Viral Chongqing Night Shots — This Is How the Color Grade Was Done"}