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How to get rich colors like Emmett Sparling?


Hello all,

One of my primary inspirations for photo editing is a guy named Emmett Sparling who does a bunch of travel photography. What I love about his photos is that he does not shy away from color when so many other photographers tend to desaturate things nowadays. Most of his photos are very rich in color. For some he has a primary color with the others desaturated, but for others there are numerous colors that work well together. I’m wondering how to achieve this look in Lightroom. You would think that it would be as simple as cranking up saturation in the HSL tab, but when I do that I don’t get nearly the same results. I know he uses Lightroom to edit and uses top sony cameras and glass (which I’m fortunate to use as well). Any tips would be appreciated!

https://www.instagram.com/emmett_sparling/?hl=en

https://www.emmettsparling.com/travel


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Screenshot 2025-11-09 at 6.10.08 PM by John Smith, on Flickr



Nov 09, 2025 at 08:18 PM
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How to get rich colors like Emmett Sparling?


Hello all,

One of my primary inspirations for photo editing is a guy named Emmett Sparling who does a bunch of travel photography. What I love about his photos is that he does not shy away from color when so many other photographers tend to desaturate things nowadays. Most of his photos are very rich in color. For some he has a primary color with the others desaturated, but for others there are numerous colors that work well together. I’m wondering how to achieve this look in Lightroom. You would think that it would be as simple as cranking up saturation in the HSL tab, but when I do that I don’t get nearly the same results. I know he uses Lightroom to edit and uses top sony cameras and glass (which I’m fortunate to use as well). Any tips would be appreciated!

https://www.instagram.com/emmett_sparling/?hl=en

https://www.emmettsparling.com/travel





Nov 09, 2025 at 12:02 PM





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