Skintones in a cool environment? (Page 2): I don't see any problems here. The only ( minor) thing I can think of is to Meter her face off an 18% grey card. Or maybe the old trick of...

boberic Loc: Quiet Corner, Connecticut. Ex long Islander

I don't see any problems here. The only ( minor) thing I can think of is to Meter her face off an 18% grey card. Or maybe the old trick of the palm of your hand.

Longshadow Loc: Audubon, PA, United States

rook2c4 wrote:

Close to sundown, whites rarely look pure white (unless its a source of light) - everything is effected by color cast, although sometimes we don't notice it is there.

The mind makes <some> corrections for us.

Haydon

I use a X-Rite Color Checker Passport and get the correct colors through a profile generated and use the applicable white balance according to the sample shot.

jim quist Loc: Missouri

love the picture. Her face looks too bright on my monitor.

JD750 Loc: SoCal

rook2c4 wrote:

Close to sundown, whites rarely look pure white (unless its a source of light) - everything is effected by color cast, although sometimes we don't notice it is there.

Yes….. I’m sorry I am not clear on what your point is here?

OP noticed the cool skin tones and his question was “What do you all typically do with people if you have a cool background? ” Did I not address that question?

billnikon Loc: Pennsylvania/Ohio/Florida/Maui/Oregon/Vermont

scuff wrote:

What do you all typically do with people if you have a cool background? This was taken after/close to sundown on an overcast, cold day. I like how blue it is because we were definitely feeling it at this point. But, I don't want her to look sick. I warmed up her skin a bit. How does it look? What do you typically do in situations like this? I'm torn between thinking she won't match the environment and wanting her to look right.

First of all, you sure about sunset, usually, even on overcast, it is usually warmer than cooler colors.
Anyway, I digress.
What do I do in situations like this? I use my quick selection tool in photoshop and warm her up (with photoshop of course you dirty mined person).
Or, you can change the entire scene by using the temp. slider in photoshop, yes Virginia, it is that easy.

jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY

That wouldn't bother me, unless, of course, her skin tone is much darker than in the picture. If you must change the color, you could try zooming into her face and working with that area.

jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY

jim quist wrote:

Her face looks too bright on my monitor.

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DebAnn Loc: Toronto

scuff wrote:

What do you all typically do with people if you have a cool background? This was taken after/close to sundown on an overcast, cold day. I like how blue it is because we were definitely feeling it at this point. But, I don't want her to look sick. I warmed up her skin a bit. How does it look? What do you typically do in situations like this? I'm torn between thinking she won't match the environment and wanting her to look right.

I don't think you need to worry too much when her face is such a small part of the image.

mikegreenwald Loc: Illinois

I'm pleased that someone else noticed the hands. Keeping them clenched tells us a lot about the ambient temperature, as long as the smile tells us she isn't angry!
I have no problem with the skin tone nor teeth with the photo as shot, but agree that if the subject girl were closer to the camera, some modification might be needed.

davidrb Loc: Half way there on the 45th Parallel

Out of place. The face shows obvious over-cooked processing. Nothing else looks that clear and bright.

mnpacker1 Loc: Mountain Lake, Minnesota

Nice picture. Great composition. Maybe tone down the brightness of her face. Just a little. Over all a great take.

scuff

Thomas902 wrote:

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Ooo, thank you for those thoughts! Definitely a lot of meat to think about!

scuff

quixdraw wrote:

A VERY interesting photo. I would not do anything to significantly alter it, it has an Edge of reality quality that is quite unusual. Skin tones are within normal range, I would not worry about that. For future reference, get the model to take a few deep breaths, open her posture and her hands. The impact of that might surprise you.

Yeah, it was after closing and we were supposed to be on our way out. But, as we walked, I knew I wanted to grab the shot. So, I didn't really give her a chance to relax.

burkphoto Loc: High Point, NC

scuff wrote:

What do you all typically do with people if you have a cool background? This was taken after/close to sundown on an overcast, cold day. I like how blue it is because we were definitely feeling it at this point. But, I don't want her to look sick. I warmed up her skin a bit. How does it look? What do you typically do in situations like this? I'm torn between thinking she won't match the environment and wanting her to look right.

Custom white balance can help.

Fill flash can help.

Post processing with masking can help.

I know some folks who think using a Daylight WB all the time is smart, but I like my flesh tones accurate, even at the expense of ruining the scene balance. AWB is my least favorite white balance mode, because it is so variable.

Most of the time, on location, I'm using raw capture. Some will tell you that pre-setting a manual/custom white balance or any white balance is irrelevant when saving raw files, but I like a point of reference. I may dial in what I like in post, but having an accurate reference (target in the scene, or custom WB set at camera) is usually the fastest way to get to good.