Open space gives the fade room
Skies, hills, beaches and wide streets let the colour shift gradually across the frame. A tight indoor shot of a cluttered shelf has nowhere for that transition to happen.
Image trend
Best Photos for Cinematic AI Color Grading
Every photo can be graded, but some benefit far more than others. The haze and the warm-to-cool fade need open tonal space to travel across, which is why one shot transforms and another just turns greyer.
- Final image
- 1 still
- Your input
- 1 photo
- Price
- from 51 credits
Which of your photos will take the grade best
Start bright and sharp
The grade deliberately lowers contrast, so a photo that was already dim or soft can end up muddy. Choose the best-exposed, in-focus version of the moment you have.
Prefer daylight over night
Daylight photos hold the warm highlights and cool shadows the look depends on. Night shots with large dark areas tend to flatten into grey haze instead of a gentle fade.
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.