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Created by fine art photographer Bella Kotak and high end retoucher Pratik Naik, The Color Lab is a platform that brings together beautiful colors from leading artists around the world, making them accessible to you!

Our products are the embodiment of all the love we put into our own work, and it gives us joy to share that passion in hope that you will find a new dimension to yours.I am a fine-art photographer based in Oxford, UK. Bringing the world of fairytale and magic to life through my photographs is a passion of mine and as you can imagine, color plays such a huge role in conveying the story I want to tell.

I believe that color toning is a powerful element in any image. It can help create a mood, enhance an atmosphere, draw attention to a picture and when done well it wholly conveys the emotion of the artist and subject.

It is an art form and one that I want you to master.

Bella Kotak Photography

So where do you start?

I recommend beginning by checking The Color Course.

In this course we start from the beginning which is understanding the theory behind color toning.

I use color psychology and application examples to set up the foundation of why we would choose the colours we do before we later dive into how we use the Photoshop tools we have to create the colors we want. 

Whether you are a beginner or familiar with color toning this course has been crafted to help you approach and execute.

To speed up your color workflow I recommend checking out our handcrafted Photoshop actions!

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Our actions are designed to deliver striking and unique color tones of storytelling depth to your images with just one click, and taking away some of the angst that comes with color making decisions. 

With just a few clicks you can start getting a very quick idea of which color direction you’d like to take your image into and along the way discover new possibilities. 

All of our actions are completely adjustable. You have access to all the layers and our premium actions come with notes that allow you to customise the colors to suit your exact vision. 

We’ve designed them to work across a variety of lighting conditions, from hard to diffused light. They can be run on their own or can be paired up with others in the collection to create a palette that is strikingly beautiful and unique to you. 

Every action has been crafted and tested over and over until it is something that I’m very proud of and use within my own workflow. We want to be here for every step of your color journey! 

Make sure to join our FB group here https://www.facebook.com/groups/thecolorlab 

And our Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/the.colorlab/ 

Our new hashtag – #colorlabcollective It’s been great watching you all grow under our last platform, and we look forward to seeing what you create moving forward! 

Thanks, -Bella Kotak

 

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|Neon Nouveau| by Nikkita Nouveau, toned with Twil |Neon Nouveau| by Nikkita Nouveau, toned with Twilight from The Royal Collection! Loving how this action brings out those aqua blue tones! 💙

Photo: @nikkitanouveau
Model: @laura_watkin

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Fantastic use of light painting by Color Labber Lu Fantastic use of light painting by Color Labber Luca Storelli! This is such an inspiring series. Luca toned these with Black Gold from The Royal Collection! 

Words by Luca about the set:

"I'm happy to share my latest pictures with a technique I love so much, light painting, inspired by @jakehicksphotography, a real master of these techniques.

The preparation of the set required me a bit of time, because I used 4 lights in a small room of my house. In post production I added additional light painting effects with Infinite Textures by @infinitetools to enrich the composition. 

For my colouring process I used "Black Gold" action by The Color Lab and a stack of @infinitecolorpanel at lower opacity, to adjust global colors."

Photo: @lucastorelli
Model: @federica_storelli_pubblic
Light assistant: @globalmacaw

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• ℜ𝔬𝔰𝔢 𝔊𝔬𝔩𝔡 𝔐𝔞𝔡𝔬𝔫𝔫𝔞 •

Spellbinding work by Color Labber Charlie Sambrook. Incredible styling, and these tones are so magical! 🖤✨

👑 Charlie used Regal from The Royal Collection! 👑

Photo: @charliesambrook
Model: @chanicehird
Headpieces and mask: @hysteriamachine
Corset: @corsetstory

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Stunning orange skies by Vanessa Cedeno! Fantastic Stunning orange skies by Vanessa Cedeno! Fantastic use of our Nebula backdrop from The Celestial Skies Digital Backdrops Collection! 🌤️

It's so cool to see how our backdrops can be composited into images on location! This Nebula backdrop really helps set the scene of this desert landscape 😍🧡

Photo: @misscedeno27 / @amandakatemusic

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'Titania Sleeps' by Color Labber Ivana Desancic, t 'Titania Sleeps' by Color Labber Ivana Desancic, toned with The Kiss from The Romantic Collection. 🌻✨

"I just LOVE the collection! I used The Kiss on this one + my own color toning.. I think The Kiss is my favorite action in the Romantic Collection. 💛"

Photo: @ivanadesancic
Model: @eowynof.rohan

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'The Silk' by Color Labber Appayan Chakraborty! Lo 'The Silk' by Color Labber Appayan Chakraborty! Loving these bright pastel lilac and green tones 💜

Actions used:
✨The Kiss from The Romantic Collection ✨Golden Door from The Artisan Collection
✨La Vie En Rose from The Cinematic Collection

Photo: @appayanc
Model: @ankita.das.rinki
Makeup: @sandip7101
Styling: @madhabpurkait0

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The way these greens, yellows and reds flow into o The way these greens, yellows and reds flow into one another is so dreamy! This set really feels like watercolor paintings. Amazing work by Color Labber Carmen Schnee! 💛

Carmen toned these with Regal from The Royal Collection. ✨

"I recently started an image series inspired by traditional paintings and themes. I added the Regal action into my colorgrading, I think that action works great to enhance a painterly look :)"

Photo: @carmen.lights

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Phenomenal, entrancing work by Color Lab extraordi Phenomenal, entrancing work by Color Lab extraordinaire Lillian Liu! 💙 These cool aqua tones which glow so beautifully are just divine!

Lillian used our Forgotten Garden backdrop from Floral Stories Digital Backdrops Collection! 🌼

Photo: @lillianliuphotography
Model: @itsanyiech
Designs: @lorysunartistry
Makeup: @chrisseyheartsfaces
Blue light: @lumecube
Background: @the.colorlab
Glow: @compositenation
Assist: @arieyeh
Highlight: @securavanitas “Golden Age”

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