Bands in the sky
Zoom into large smooth areas such as sky or water. The fade from warm to cool should be continuous; visible steps or stripes usually trace back to a compressed source, so retry with the camera-roll original.
Image trend
AI Color Grade Check: Banding, Faces and Grain
The template promises to change light and colour and nothing else. A review is therefore a hunt for anything that moved, plus the tonal problems that hazy grades expose: hard colour bands, blotchy grain and shadows gone flat.
- Final image
- 1 still
- Your input
- 1 photo
- Price
- from 51 credits
Three checks at full size
Faces, edges and small objects
Flip between the original and the result and watch expressions, hair and the frame edges. Signs, bags and people in the background should still be there, unchanged. If something was added or removed, run the same photo again rather than posting it.
Grain and shadows
Grain should be fine and even, not blotchy on skin. If dark areas have turned into flat grey, the starting photo was probably too dim for a low-contrast grade; pick a brighter frame from the same moment.
How to make it
A smooth, hazy colour gradient across your own photo. Add one clear photo; the look is already set.
The photo you add
1. Your photo
Any photo: a landscape, a street, a portrait.
- 01
Upload a photo
Pick any photo you want to re-grade.
- 02
We grade the colour
Soft haze and a smooth colour gradient are applied in about a minute.
- 03
Download and post
Save the image in the same shape as your original.
Same photo, new mood
Composition, people and faces are kept as they were. Only the light and colour change.
A smooth gradient
Warm highlights fade into cool, muted shadows, with low contrast and fine film grain.
Works on anything
Landscapes, city streets and portraits all take the grade well.
Photo tips
- Photos with sky, hills or open space look best
- Keep the original sharp and well exposed
- Daylight photos work better than night shots
- The grade changes colour and light, not the people
Questions & answers
How many photos do I need?
One: any photo you want to re-grade.
Is my photo private?
Your photos are used to make your image. Only upload photos of yourself, or of people who have agreed to it.
Can I use the result commercially?
Check your plan's terms for what you can do with generated images. They apply to your result.
How long does it take?
About a minute. You can leave the page; the finished Color Gradient image is saved to your assets.
Will it change the people in my photo?
No. The aim is to keep your composition, subjects and faces as they are and only change the light, colour and atmosphere.
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Make your Color Gradient image
One photo, about a minute. The same moment, in softer, graded colour.