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Jan 17, 2012 08:43:02   #
cwilliams31 Loc: Salisbury, North Carolina
 
Microsoft picture manager, Picasa and Corel.
Just couldn't do much with it.

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Jan 17, 2012 10:34:27   #
Dana Loc: Southern Oklahoma
 
cwilliams31 wrote:
Microsoft picture manager, Picasa and Corel.
Just couldn't do much with it.


I used PSE 7. I selected the upper right background. Adjusted levels and warmed it a bit. Then selected only skin tones and adjusted hue and lighting. Just a little tweak. Maybe a little better.

Before
Before...

After
After...

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Jan 17, 2012 12:34:43   #
healthydogs
 
Herbnapa wrote:
What are you using for post processing?


Can't speak for the others here. But I used curves in Photoshop to first color correct the whole image and then the selection tool to isolate and boost the bkg colors.

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Jan 17, 2012 15:34:55   #
coco1964 Loc: Winsted Mn
 
cwilliams31 wrote:
Microsoft picture manager, Picasa and Corel.
Just couldn't do much with it.
Here's one I tried in Picasa...............



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Jan 17, 2012 16:50:19   #
kamoopsipooh Loc: Big Island
 
Dria wrote:
cwilliams31 wrote:
Anybody know how to correct the skintone on this photo? The light just killed it .... I just can't seem to get the red to come around :(

here is what I came up with


I like your second one. And the snow stayed white. Very nice.

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Jan 17, 2012 16:51:26   #
kamoopsipooh Loc: Big Island
 
Was there fluorescent lighting?

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Jan 17, 2012 16:56:43   #
blind photographer Loc: Rock Hill, South Carolina
 
Dria wrote:
cwilliams31 wrote:
Anybody know how to correct the skintone on this photo? The light just killed it .... I just can't seem to get the red to come around :(

here is what I came up with


I like this adjustment the best, more natural to me but that is just my opinion.

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Jan 17, 2012 22:05:49   #
Bobber Loc: Fredericksburg, Texas
 
cwilliams31 wrote:
Both are much better 57.
Yep Bobber - just a little too blue.
I don't remember what kind of lights were in that hotel.
Was at a Christmas Party in Spartenburg SC.
Thanks for making it better.


I just got a new monitor, and on that, I see a definite blue cast. The old one gave up its ghost not long after dealing with your problem.

Did not have to do much to here. Now if it's tarnished with blue, blame it on my eyes.

Last Effort
Last Effort...

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Jan 17, 2012 23:22:47   #
Merlin1300 Loc: New England, But Now & Forever SoTX
 
Don't suppose you shot JPEG + RAW ?? I think the problem lies with the in-camera processing - which can sometimes be a bit obtuse. If you have the RAW data, you can always go back in post and adjust the white balance, color, and fill far better than if all you have is the camera interpretation of what it thinks you wanted at the time.
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You'll need your camera manufacturers' RAW interpreter (free with your camera), OR the appropriate RAW plug-in for PS / PSE.

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Jan 18, 2012 01:45:51   #
senad55verizon.net Loc: Milford, NJ
 
photophly wrote:
If You have photoshop , You can adjust the skin tones in the program.......Go to Enhance....Adjust color....Adjust color for skin tones.


Where are yoou finding this series of commands in Photoshop?

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Jan 18, 2012 02:19:58   #
photogrl57 Loc: Tennessee
 
senad55verizon.net wrote:
photophly wrote:
If You have photoshop , You can adjust the skin tones in the program.......Go to Enhance....Adjust color....Adjust color for skin tones.


Where are yoou finding this series of commands in Photoshop?


Those are in photoshop elements

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Jan 18, 2012 03:14:42   #
cwilliams31 Loc: Salisbury, North Carolina
 
I don't have Photoshop -
I think the camera was set on jpeg at the time.
I really didn't pay any attention to what type of lighting
at the time but I do think that was my problem.
Looked ok in the camera but when I viewed the photo's on my computer - they were terrible. Some red was what I was after and you all have been very helpful - Thanks ...

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Jan 18, 2012 08:34:53   #
Coker Loc: Havana, IL
 
I would love to see the original. I need to see your histogram. When the histogram is off, so will others. Can you send me the original to bob@cokerphotos. We just spoke about this in photo class last evening.

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Jan 19, 2012 15:50:09   #
RMM Loc: Suburban New York
 
cwilliams31 wrote:
Anybody know how to correct the skintone on this photo? The light just killed it .... I just can't seem to get the red to come around :(

Try this. Converted to LAB color, went into the b channel and adjusted towards the blue end of the spectrum. Added a Hue/Saturation layer and boosted the saturation, which did good things to the tree, and bad things to the people. Painted out the H/S mask with a soft brush on the people. Sharpened in the Lightness channel. Flattened and converted back to RGB.



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Jan 19, 2012 15:55:32   #
les_stockton Loc: Eastern Oklahoma
 
I'd go to adjust white balance and click on the white in her blouse. That should adjust the colors accurately, and then you can saturate a little if you want.

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