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what method do you use to match color of clothes in photos to real life (alien.top)

submitted 11 months ago by Winter_Cookie_5239@alien.top to c/photography@viewfinder.pro

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I started this job where I take photos of clothes for a brand's website, e-commerce stuff, white background.

I am having a really difficult time matching the colors of the clothes to the colors of real life.what I do is shoot raw, white balance mood is flash.and in Photoshop I play with color balance, saturation... until I get the color I want.it can take me about an hour to reach the right color for each piece and it can be really exhaustingbut I am pretty sure there is an easier way, or some tips to make it easier for me.

I edit on my MacBook Pro 2017 13-inch retina display, color LCD.

I don't use a gray card because I shoot raw so I believe I won't need it (correct me if I am wrong).

I try to pick a gray spot in the photo to adjust the white balance but it's not enough.

for lighting, I use two strobe lights from both sides, pointing down to the object.

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[–] SLPERAS@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

Use the grey card. Lightroom knows what color that grey card exactly is. So when you point it out to Lightroom it will set the white balance to be exact color that grey card should be therefore setting the rest of the colors to the exact colors according to the grey card. You can set the correct colors in 2 seconds instead of adjusting for hours