How to make colours more brilliant

[albianir]

Sometimes the colours is flatten. Which tecnique is more efficient to brilliant colours?
Thanks

Alberto

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[Kayaker72]

If I adjust my colors, it is in post. I use Lightroom 4. I tend to increase vibrance and color saturation. At times, I adjust specific color channels, but that is an uncommon event.

You can also do this in camera by adjusting your picture style. As a question for everyone else, I've always assumed that picture style only impacts Jpegs and not RAW files, is that true?

[Rocco]

If I adjust my colors, it is in post. I use Lightroom 4. I tend to increase vibrance and color saturation. At times, I adjust specific color channels, but that is an uncommon event.

Ditto. Thinking about the word "brilliant" makes me think it's the vibrance slider you're after. Even in Photoshop.

If you're using a tool that isn't one of Adobe's offerings, I'm no help to you.

As a question for everyone else, I've always assumed that picture style only impacts Jpegs and not RAW files, is that true?

Picture style most definitely affects raw. Of course, you have more digital info to bail yourself out with. Personally, my camera stays on the "faithful" mode.

[neuroanatomist]

I usually use vibrance, which tends to produce a more 'natural' result than saturation.

As a question for everyone else, I've always assumed that picture style only impacts Jpegs and not RAW files, is that true?

True, at least directly. However, every RAW image is converted to JPG in-camera (that JPG is embedded in the RAW container as a preview image). Picture Style (and other settings like ALO, etc.) are applied to it. Importantly, that JPG is what you see on the LCD review, and it's used to generate the histogram. So, To the extent that you make exposure decisions based on the histogram or the blinkies, picture style can indirectly affect the RAW file.

[ahab1372]

Before I use Vibrancy, I adjust Levels or Curves if necessary. That makes pictures a bit more contrasty, and already brings out colors more. Vibrancy comes last.

[iND]

I agree
I make changes usually in this order: WHITE BALANCE, CURVES, CONTRAST
Saturation and Vibrance colors are usually last.

Thank you

[ddt0725]

If you use Photoshop, there are some awesome actions available that produce beautiful results! The best ones are the ones that have each adjustment as a separate layer. That way you can tweak them to your liking (with either opacity adjustments or layer masks) and everything is completely non-destructive to your original photo. Love them!

[albianir]

Picture styles applies the style settings to in-camera JPEG conversion. For RAW, the picture style data is in the EXIF data so that the post processing software can apply the style setting used when the file is opened. Not all third party editing software applies the settings when opening RAW images.

@Alberto - Some more information might help with the quality of answers received. Do you shoot in RAW of JPEG? Adobe RGB or sRGB set in camera? What software are you using? What picture style setting are you using on your camera?

In general, Adobe RGB has a broader gamut than sRGB. RAW offers more editing latitude. Is your monitor even capable of reproducing the colours that you aren't seeing? Is it calibrated and are you checking to see if the colours of your pictures are out of gamut?

Edit: are the shots with flat colours low light or high noon shots, both of which tend to desaturate colours.

Adobe RGB and RAW ever

[albianir]

If you use Photoshop, there are some awesome actions available that produce beautiful results! The best ones are the ones that have each adjustment as a separate layer. That way you can tweak them to your liking (with either opacity adjustments or layer masks) and everything is completely non-destructive to your original photo. Love them!

I try tonight

[albianir]

Another one:
I know that picture style affects raw in DPP. Is it correct?