Color Grade Transfer from Photo

How it works

1. 1

   Upload your photo

   Drop the photo you want to color grade into EditThisPic. This is the destination — the image whose tones you want to change. JPG, PNG, or WebP up to 7MB. Any subject works: portraits, landscapes, product shots, street photography.

   Expect: Simple palette transfers (similar subjects): 15-30 seconds. Complex mood matches with very different lighting: may need 2-3 refinements.
2. 2

   Add your color reference image

   Click '+ Add reference image' below the prompt box to upload the photo whose color grade you want to copy. This is the source — the image with the tones, mood, and palette you love. It can be a film still, an Instagram photo, a wedding photo, or any image with the look you want to replicate.

   Tip: The reference image doesn't need to have a similar subject. A landscape photo's tones can be applied to a portrait — the AI reads the palette and mood, not the content.

   Copy one of these to get started:

   Color Grade Transfer from transfer the color grading from the reference image — make it look natural and professional

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   Wedding photo color consistency match the color grading from the reference image, applying the same warm white balance, skin tone rendering, and soft shadow detail to this photo

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   Cinematic teal-orange grade transfer transfer the cinematic color grade from the reference image, matching the teal shadows, warm orange highlights, and high-contrast look

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   Instagram aesthetic matching copy the color palette and mood from the reference image to make this photo match the aesthetic — same warmth, saturation level, and overall feel

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   Selective shadow and highlight transfer transfer only the shadow tones and highlight warmth from the reference image, keeping the midtones and skin tones from the original photo

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   Vintage film look from reference copy the faded, analog film color grade from the reference image — match the lifted blacks, slightly desaturated colors, and warm cast throughout

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   Match colors for before/after content transfer the color grade from the reference image while preserving enough of the original tones that the before/after transformation is still clearly visible

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3. 3

   Describe the transfer

   Type what you want: 'transfer the color grading and mood from the reference image' or 'match the tones, shadows, and highlights from the reference.' Be specific if you want partial matching: 'apply the warm highlights and teal shadows from the reference, keeping my sky natural.'

   Tip: Name the characteristics you most want to match: 'copy the crushed blacks, warm highlights, and desaturated skin tones from the reference photo.'

   Copy one of these to get started:

   Color Grade Transfer from transfer the color grading from the reference image — make it look natural and professional

   Copy Try This →

   Wedding photo color consistency match the color grading from the reference image, applying the same warm white balance, skin tone rendering, and soft shadow detail to this photo

   Copy Try This →

   Cinematic teal-orange grade transfer transfer the cinematic color grade from the reference image, matching the teal shadows, warm orange highlights, and high-contrast look

   Copy Try This →

   Instagram aesthetic matching copy the color palette and mood from the reference image to make this photo match the aesthetic — same warmth, saturation level, and overall feel

   Copy Try This →

   3 more prompts

   Selective shadow and highlight transfer transfer only the shadow tones and highlight warmth from the reference image, keeping the midtones and skin tones from the original photo

   Copy Try This →

   Vintage film look from reference copy the faded, analog film color grade from the reference image — match the lifted blacks, slightly desaturated colors, and warm cast throughout

   Copy Try This →

   Match colors for before/after content transfer the color grade from the reference image while preserving enough of the original tones that the before/after transformation is still clearly visible

   Copy Try This →
4. 4

   Generate and review

   Check that the transferred grade feels cohesive — shadows should carry the right tone, highlights should match, and the overall mood should feel consistent with the reference. View at 100% zoom to check that skin tones or key subjects still look natural.