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ONE DAY OR DAY ONE?

Hey brothers, I wanted to share this video with you guys and get your honest feedback 💪🏽

This is actually the first video I’ve ever made in DaVinci Resolve, and before this I had never used Adobe or any editing software at all, at the most Cap Cut… so I’m literally starting from zero with this. And honestly, for my first one, I feel pretty satisfied with how it turned out.

That being said, I know there’s a lot I can improve, so I’d love your opinion.

How does the color grading look to you?

Does it feel good or does it look too heavy/saturated?

Do you think I should go for something more soft and natural?

I used Zedan’s powergrade as a base, but I had to tweak a lot (due to the lighting in my video and a couple things of personal taste). At the beginning the highlights and exposure were completely blown out because I filmed outside and there was way too much light. That alone taught me that from now on, whenever I shoot outdoors, I need to use an ND filter to control the light. I’m currently using a DJI Osmo Pocket 3, so it’s a pretty basic camera, but it gets the job done for now. In the next few months I’m planning to upgrade to something like a Sony, Lumix, or Fuji.

One of the hardest parts was trying to balance the overexposure, the shininess of the skin, and just the overall brightness. I had to isolate the skin, work with different layers, adjust lighting… it was a whole process, oh man... that fucking skin lol.

But beyond all the technical stuff… I tried to communicate something in those 14 seconds. And while I was editing, I realized this message isn’t just for others, it’s for me too. I’ve spent a long time wanting to become a creator and inspire people, and over the past few months I’ve finally started taking real action towards that, making sacrifices along the way.

At the end of the day, everything comes back to this: "One day… or day one?"

I’d really appreciate your honest feedback. Anything you see, anything I can improve, I’m open to it. And if you have any tips, I’ll take those too.

Appreciate you all 🔥 God bless 🙏🏽

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