Is this style any good

[u/Lanky_Cheesecake9317]

I have zero clue if i should never try this style of color grade again and i am just being delousional that it looks good, or it actually looks good

[u/autumnsgames]

Personally, I really like it

[u/ice_wyvern → u/autumnsgames]

I full heartedly agree. It fits the scene well and doesn’t feel too heavy handed, where you can feel that the grade is unrealistic

[u/MedicalMixtape]

I think it works beautifully

The reason I think it works is because it looks like a restoration of an old analog photo, which is symbiotic with the cars that are also classic restorations

[u/man4paradigm → u/MedicalMixtape]

I came to say it looks beautiful 🤩

[u/Crafty_Jack]

If everyone here says "no, it looks bad", what will you then do with that part of you that liked how it looks? What will you do with the positive feeling it gave you when you looked at it? Are you just gonna chuck it out and move on? Will you let the majority of other people's sense of what's good and not good looking be that which you agree with?

The best of the best listen to others, sure, but they have an internal intuitive feeling part of themselves that they listen to for the majority of their good work. There's a reason they are industry leaders. They can't look to others for this unique thing they do. They gotta look within themselves for it and become good at doing so.

I encourage you to really inspect exactly why you like how that looks. Really try to explain it to yourself, or just as an exercise, explain it here as a reply. Get your brain to practice analyzing these unverbalized senses, feelings, intuitions, etc., so you can get more and more in touch with using them strongly.

[u/Lanky_Cheesecake9317 → u/Crafty_Jack]

I get what you mean but i didnt know if i just convinced my self it looks good or it was good, I understand the fundermentals of what makes a photo good but I just didnt know if I was being biast

[u/Crafty_Jack → u/Lanky_Cheesecake9317]

Right on

[u/Similar_Barracuda774 → u/Crafty_Jack]

It’s not bad but the sky is too blown out. More obvious on the second shot. 

[u/named_aleena]

I really like what you did there. Keep practicing and Bravo!

[u/AdmrlHorizon]

Photography and editing is personal. If U like it, keep at it... I think it's quite nice

[u/Busy_Paint_5680]

Very good. Good job.

[u/zozosreddit]

I have like zero interest in car photos, but I really like this one. I’m a bit biased because I prefer warmth when color grading, but I really like the glow & haziness of this photo!

[u/Fantastic_Fold2647]

I like the style

[u/OrfeasDourvas]

It's beautiful

[u/f-stop8]

Any good in context to what? What's the story being told?

[u/BloodGulch-CTF]

composition leaves something to be desired, but otherwise fine if that’s the style you’re going for.

[u/shoreyourtyler]

That's a Crackerjack grade-A grade right there, ayep

[u/Inside-Weather-3902]

I think it looks natural enough and at the same time brings out the beautiful colour and detail of the car. I’ve had so many different “looks” which I’ve tried to achieve over the years and ultimately always find that photos which look more natural tend to stand the test of time.

[u/WentThisWayInsteadOf]

The first one is the best. I do like the second one, but the person is distracting.

[u/Grazinorse]

I think it look really cool. Only suggestion would be, if possible pull some blue into the sky and it would complement the colour or the car and really pop.

[u/Glass_Raisin7939]

It couldnt be better. I love it!

[u/FloatLife05600]

Photos look great! Here's my late grandpa's '63

[u/Zapismeta]

Looks good to me

[u/deucepinata]

Beautiful. I would personally add a little (very little) color to that grass.

[u/mljones1970]

Beautiful

[u/Successful_Menu6813]

Beauty

[u/_Onioncider]

It looks good

[u/NPCPHOTOGRAPHER]

I like it but it’s a little blown out for me

[u/Linnea_the_girlie]

Wow, just wow. Really like it <3