Change Of Color: Have you ever printed a photo and it came out different than you expected ? The first photo is one such photo. The petals were almost orange in color and the greens...

Snap Shot Loc: California

Have you ever printed a photo and it came out different than you expected ? The first photo is one such photo. The petals were almost orange in color and the greens were lighter than I wanted. Photo 2 is how I corrected photo 1 and turned it into what I was originally hoping for. I used the quick selection tool and selected all the orange petals as best I could. I then used hue and saturation to make them more yellow. I then repeated this with all the light greens and repeated hue and saturation making the greens greener. It took no more than a couple of minutes to process… try this with one of your photos!

Comments Welcomed!

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randave2001 Loc: Richmond

Hey Bill, I think we all have made prints that did not look quite like we had expected. I normally start with monitor calibration as well as ensuring I have the proper printer driver before I attempt anything like what you have done here. This can certainly take you from a ho hum photo on paper to that print you were after.

Snap Shot Loc: California

randave2001 wrote:

Hey Bill, I think we all have made prints that did not look quite like we had expected. I normally start with monitor calibration as well as ensuring I have the proper printer driver before I attempt anything like what you have done here. This can certainly take you from a ho hum photo on paper to that print you were after.

Thanks for the critique Dave! Much appreciated! But I don't have a printer and send them out to be printed! They come back perfect 99% of the time. It's cheaper in terms of time and money than buying all that ink!

randave2001 Loc: Richmond

Snap Shot wrote:

Thanks for the critique Dave! Much appreciated! But I don't have a printer and send them out to be printed! They come back perfect 99% of the time. It's cheaper in terms of time and money than buying all that ink!

So you were simply talking about printing to screen? My bad.

Snap Shot Loc: California

randave2001 wrote:

So you were simply talking about printing to screen? My bad.

Dave, there's no need for an apology!

jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY

Yes, processing gives you many options. Nice pair.

Cwilson341 Loc: Central Florida

Nice shot either way, Bill, but the brightened yellows are very pretty.

Snap Shot Loc: California

jerryc41 wrote:

Yes, processing gives you many options. Nice pair.

Thanks so much Jerry! I agree! It certainly does!

Snap Shot Loc: California

Cwilson341 wrote:

Nice shot either way, Bill, but the brightened yellows are very pretty.

I'm glad you like the brighter yellows Carol! That is what I was shooting for! As always, very much appreciated!

Sylvias Loc: North Yorkshire England

Both are lovely Bill, my choice is #2. Thank you very much for the interesting information.

Snap Shot Loc: California

Sylvias wrote:

Both are lovely Bill, my choice is #2. Thank you very much for the interesting information.

Thanks so much for commenting and voting Sylvia! I hope you can use the info! Much appreciated!

crafterwantabe Loc: Mn

These are hard choice.

I kind of prefer the first one. The the flowers with the deeper tones are my favorite. I love the lighter yellow for the middle one.

Snap Shot Loc: California

crafterwantabe wrote:

These are hard choice.

I kind of prefer the first one. The the flowers with the deeper tones are my favorite. I love the lighter yellow for the middle one.

Thanks Crafter! Thanks for looking in and commenting! Appreciate your voting too!

J-SPEIGHT Loc: Akron, Ohio

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merrytexan Loc: georgia

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wow you really brightened them up with your expert processing, bill!