what kind of post processing color grading bullshit do I need

download the google nik collection and use one of the film simulation presets

those are easy and fun

>>2945003
Fuji presets are cool where as Kodak is warmer. Also increasing exposure before into Nik preserves detail imo.

also, have a setting with vibrant colors. Don't expect snapshits in a city to be as vibrant

>>2945010
yeah I live in a beach town so most of my settings are like pic related anyway.
>>2945005
>>2945003
just downloaded nik collection, gonna try it out, thanks for the advice

>>2945001
Lots of saturation and contrast slider, maybe throw some clarity in there.

>>2945001
Clarity +100

>>2945001
Serious answer: vibrant colors are by far more about lighting and subject than anything else. Find a subject with vibrant colors and shoot within a couple hours of sunrise or sunset, when the sun is bright and low in the sky. Then worry about post processing.

>>2945043
yeah that makes sense but I don't think the original image is all natural. If you had to guess what did the photographer do to make it look the way it does?

>>2945044
It looks fairly natural to me. Nice bright low-angle yellow sunshine with the sun well outside of the frame, possibly a CPL filter. Medium or high contrast curves in Lightroom, plus a little bump on saturation and vibrance.

>>2945001
Kill yourself

>>2945001
Get a fucking polarising filter and fuck post processing. Take it right in the first place.

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