In order to color grade my image in same sense of a reference photo, I'd like to approximate my image with the pixel colors from the photo, but on different places. Is this possible?
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It's certainly possible; it's what the Topaz Labs ReStyle plugin does for a living, so to speak. (In ReStyle, you'd save the unmodified example image as a preset, then apply it to your image and tweak as necessary.) It's also possible without a plugin, using multiple targeted hue/saturation layers, but rather less easy. Since this is essentially "buy a plugin" and I'm not aware of any direct competitors (which likely exist and should be considered), I'm not going to put it forward as an answer.– Stan RogersSep 3, 2014 at 17:36
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@StanRogers Thanks for that information. I found out how the effect works and will implement it on my own, plus releasing it as open source.– danijarSep 3, 2014 at 19:12
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Ok, now I better understand what you're looking for. In Photoshop, you can open 2 images and then go to Image>Adjustments>Match Color. This will get your photos closer to one another. You may still need to tweak your colors with either a Color Balance, Hue, or Photo Filter adjustment layer.
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My goal is to take all the pixels of a reference image, throw them into a mixing bowl and arrange them in a way so that an image near my image appears. I think it's some form of example based color grading.– danijarSep 3, 2014 at 14:26
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