Why your shadows look fake (and what to do about it)

Shadows aren't just dark areas of an image. They're lit by something, whether that's reflected light, open sky, or indirect bounce. That light source determines their color. Once you understand what's illuminating your shadows, you can make more informed decisions when adding, removing, saturating, or skewing color in these regions. 0:00 Intro 1:39 Shadow colors 4:05 Where color comes from 7:22 Editing shadows 12:10 Outro 🎒 GEAR AND LINKS What’s in my bag: https://bit.ly/dominey-gear My LUTs and presets: https://dominey.lemonsqueezy.com/ Music and SFX for videos: https://bit.ly/dominey-epidemic-sound Photography: https://dominey.photography Blog: https://blog.dominey.photography Instagram: https://instagram.com/dominey Glass: https://glass.photo/tdominey Email: dominey@gmail.com LEGAL DISCLOSURE Some of the links in this description will direct you to online stores where I may earn referral credits at no additional cost to you. If you want to shop and support this channel, you may also use the following storewide links. 🛒 Amazon: https://geni.us/gotoamazon 🛒 B&H: https://geni.us/shopbandh 🛒 Adorama: https://geni.us/shopadorama