Yellow skin spotches
Dec 23, 2011 00:09:04 #
Can anyone twll me why I have yellow splotchy skin in this portrait and how I can fix it in PS?
Dec 23, 2011 01:20:38 #
Did you do any post-processing? Also, it would help if you indicated what speed and aperture you used, whether or not you used flash, etc.
Of course, it's also possible that the kid hadn't washed the mustard completely off his face.
As for cleaning up in Photoshop, you can clone from adjacent areas, or use the eyedropper to pick up the skin color and paint over the yellow. That's the quick-and-dirty answer. There are a number of things you can do.
Of course, it's also possible that the kid hadn't washed the mustard completely off his face.
As for cleaning up in Photoshop, you can clone from adjacent areas, or use the eyedropper to pick up the skin color and paint over the yellow. That's the quick-and-dirty answer. There are a number of things you can do.
Dec 23, 2011 01:30:32 #
Rhonda wrote:
Can anyone twll me why I have yellow splotchy skin in this portrait and how I can fix it in PS?
On my laptop I didn't really see a problem but on my desktop with color corrected 24" monitors I do see a yellow color cast around his right eye and extending down to his chin.
The easiest correction I can think of is to lasso select the areas in question feathered quite a bit (on the 533x800 pixel uploaded pic I used 50 pix). Ignore any pixel selection warning.
Layer via copy>adjustment>hue/saturation [hue~-20]>flatten image>save as
The reason for the color cast might be because different color temperature lighting was used or was imposed on his face. Can't really tell from the pic.
Hope that helps :roll:
Dec 23, 2011 01:31:21 #
Is it possible there was an incandescent light above and slightly in front of your subject?
The reason I ask is that the yellow appears to only be on areas of the face that are somewhat angled, not straight up and down. Hard to describe, but it makes me think there was an incandescent light somewhere?
The reason I ask is that the yellow appears to only be on areas of the face that are somewhat angled, not straight up and down. Hard to describe, but it makes me think there was an incandescent light somewhere?
Dec 23, 2011 10:04:47 #
I did have the overhead light on with my lights also, so that makes sense. Thanks so much for taking the time to reply, I appreciate it!
Dec 23, 2011 10:07:17 #
THis does help, and I am going to try this. It makes sense and I have learned something new, that makes my day! I appreciate your time very much.
Dec 23, 2011 10:09:36 #
Mustard is totally possible with this sweet little man...lol...I had overhead lights on with my lights too, so I guess that was the problem. I will check on the technical settings. Thank you so much for your time, I appreciate your help!
Dec 23, 2011 11:42:15 #
Rhonda wrote:
Mustard is totally possible with this sweet little man...lol...I had overhead lights on with my lights too, so I guess that was the problem. I will check on the technical settings. Thank you so much for your time, I appreciate your help!
If you are going to mix in incandescent lighting with flash it is normally best to gel your flashes to match the color temp of the incandescents (~2800 K). Easy and inexpensive to do wih Rosco CTS or CTO gels available at B&H or Adorama. The same goes for flourescent lighting with #3317 thru #3315 gels. If you are shooting Cannon I recommend CTS as my Cannons seem to have a red bias.
Good luck :!:
Dec 24, 2011 09:00:15 #
OMG I tried everything I could think of and every one of the 5 editing programs I have and I swear I'm going to be seeing yellow skin for days ....
I finally did manage to somewhat remove it with the patch tool in cs5. I'm not real happy with it but here you are.
I finally did manage to somewhat remove it with the patch tool in cs5. I'm not real happy with it but here you are.
Dec 24, 2011 10:00:21 #
photogrl57 wrote:
OMG I tried everything I could think of and every one of the 5 editing programs I have and I swear I'm going to be seeing yellow skin for days ....
I finally did manage to somewhat remove it with the patch tool in cs5. I'm not real happy with it but here you are.
I finally did manage to somewhat remove it with the patch tool in cs5. I'm not real happy with it but here you are.
Working off your image (low-resolution), I used the clone tool in Color mode (not Normal) with a soft brush at 60 percent opacity to clean this up. I set the reference point to an adjacent area with the same general tone (shadow/no shadow) and painted out the color. I used the brush in Color mode to paint out a slight yellow tinge in the hair.
Maybe you'll get a day off from yellow now.
Whatever you did removed the yellow cast, but also took away the skin folds around the eyes.
Dec 24, 2011 10:22:47 #
RMM wrote:
quote=photogrl57 OMG I tried everything I could t... (show quote)
Yeah it sure did I didn't notice I just knew there was something I didn't like
Dec 24, 2011 10:43:18 #
When using methods like I described, keep in mind, you need to size your brush or clone tool appropriately, and work on small areas at a time, matching texture and tone. With skin, a soft brush helps. If you're working on something with a lot of texture, you may want a hard brush to preserve detail. If it doesn't look just right, Edit-> Undo and try again. You want to zoom in close for this kind of work, and you should zoom back out frequently to assess the quality of what you've done. You may want to work on a COPY of this photo for practice.
Dec 24, 2011 10:44:46 #
RMM wrote:
When using methods like I described, keep in mind,... (show quote)
Yeah I think when I took it into perfect photo suite to adjust the skintone it did more than I meant to .
Dec 24, 2011 13:55:46 #
Danilo wrote:
Is it possible there was an incandescent light above and slightly in front of your subject?
The reason I ask is that the yellow appears to only be on areas of the face that are somewhat angled, not straight up and down. Hard to describe, but it makes me think there was an incandescent light somewhere?
The reason I ask is that the yellow appears to only be on areas of the face that are somewhat angled, not straight up and down. Hard to describe, but it makes me think there was an incandescent light somewhere?
I think this is it. You either have an incandescent or a fluorescent bulb on the subject. Increase the shutter speed and use a flash.
Dec 24, 2011 14:59:11 #
jackinkc wrote:
I think this is it. You either have an incandescent or a fluorescent bulb on the subject. Increase the shutter speed and use a flash.
This is in the "Pick Your Poison Department." The shot has nice tone and color and no harsh shadows. Use a flash, and you may overwhelm the yellow tinge, but bring in a whole bunch of new problems. I know I've had to work hard to tone down harsh shadows from flash, and I'd have been a lot happier if I could have done without the flash.
I guess the best answer is to shoot with and without flash, and see which gives you the more satisfactory result.
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