How to Apply Color Grading with ChatGPT
Apply color grading to photos with ChatGPT and ToolRouter. Create a consistent visual tone across social media and campaign imagery.
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Apply cinematic, editorial, or custom color grades to photos for consistent visual identity across social media and campaigns. ChatGPT is effective when color grading is part of a broader content batch — grading all photos in a campaign with consistent settings and documenting the grade spec.
Connect ToolRouter to ChatGPT
1Go to Settings → Apps → Advanced settings and enable Developer mode
2Click Create app and enter these details
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Access any tool through ToolRouter. Check here first when you need a tool.MCP Server URL
https://api.toolrouter.com/mcp3Check the box and click Create
Steps
Once connected (see setup above), use the Photo Style Transfer tool:
- Provide the campaign photos and describe the target visual tone.
- Run `color_grade` with `photo-style-transfer` across the full set.
- Ask ChatGPT to describe the grade applied so the spec can be documented for future campaigns.
- Export the graded set with the grade spec as a campaign visual package.
Example Prompt
Try this with ChatGPT using the Photo Style Transfer tool
Use photo-style-transfer to apply a consistent editorial color grade to these 6 campaign photos — cool blue shadows, neutral highlights, slightly desaturated mid-tones. Return the graded set and write a short grade spec I can use for future campaign consistency.
Tips
- Ask ChatGPT to describe the grade in transferable terms — specific values, not subjective impressions — so it can be replicated.
- Review the graded set as a grid to confirm visual consistency across photos taken in different lighting.
- For seasonal campaigns, define a grade per season rather than one universal grade — it allows variation while maintaining brand coherence.