How to Apply Color Grading with Claude
Apply color grading to photos with Claude and ToolRouter. Create a consistent visual tone across social media and campaign imagery.
Tool
Apply cinematic, editorial, or custom color grades to photos for consistent visual identity across social media and campaigns. Claude is ideal for developing a signature color grade — iterating on tone, temperature, and mood through conversation until the look is exactly right.
Connect ToolRouter to Claude
1Open connector settings Open Settings
2Add a custom connector with these details
Name
ToolRouterURL
https://api.toolrouter.com/mcp3Let Claude set you up Open Claude
Steps
Once connected (see setup above), use the Photo Style Transfer tool:
- Upload a sample photo and describe the visual mood you want — warm golden hour, cool editorial, moody desaturated, or a specific film stock reference.
- Run `color_grade` through `photo-style-transfer` to apply the grade.
- Ask Claude to evaluate the result — does it match the intended mood, is the grade too heavy or too subtle, does it work across different lighting conditions?
- Lock the grade and apply it to the full set for a consistent visual identity.
Example Prompt
Try this with Claude using the Photo Style Transfer tool
Use photo-style-transfer to apply a color grade to this photo — I want a warm, slightly desaturated film look like early 2000s fashion editorial. Review the output and tell me if the grain and warmth are calibrated correctly, then suggest how to adjust for a cleaner more modern version.
Tips
- Reference specific film stocks or photographers — 'Kodak Portra 400' or 'Annie Leibovitz style' — for more precise grade matching.
- Test the grade on photos with different lighting conditions — a grade that looks great in golden hour can wash out indoor shots.
- Ask Claude whether the grade would work as a consistent identity across a 30-photo Instagram feed — individual success is not enough.