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12/06/2008 04:31:11 PM · #1 |
i always seems to have a problem with doing away with those nasty red skin tones. I had a shoot today with a group of ufc fighters and the photo looked fine on the camera lcd. Once i uploaded and looked at them on my computer, it revealed these nasty red skin tones. I tried changing the hue and saturation of the reds, and increasing the blues on selective color, but it just doesnt look natural. Please help!
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12/06/2008 04:33:35 PM · #2 |
| Is your screen calibrated b/c I don't really see skin tones that look to red. Looks fine to me actually. |
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12/06/2008 04:34:47 PM · #3 |
I typically use hue/saturation and pull down reds by 10 or 15, but you said that didn't work, so, another suggestion would be to just select the skin with lasso tool, and then try dropping all the colors by 10-15 or more if needed.
The posted pic doesn't show for me, could you post a link to the shot, we could offer more help from there.
Message edited by author 2008-12-06 16:35:13.
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12/06/2008 04:35:14 PM · #4 |
| im using a macbook, not sure if it calibrated or not. |
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12/06/2008 04:36:12 PM · #5 |
| link to image- //de.tinypic.com/view.php?pic=jfyt0y&s=4 |
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12/06/2008 04:39:29 PM · #6 |
| basically, if this helps, im trying to make the redish orangish tones or mostly shawdows, blacker, desaturated without changing the overall skin tone( if that makes sense) this works when i use selective color and turn up the cyan on red, but then it makes the skin a strange color |
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12/06/2008 04:39:38 PM · #7 |
Umm, the color in that shot looks spot on. I don't see any hint of red at all, looks completely normal to me.
ETA: Am I color blind...
surfographer02, I'm not sure if this is what you are trying to do but try first applying levels and playing with it to enhance the shadows, the skin tones will get stronger, then apply Hue/Saturation and decrease the saturation some to see if it fixes the skin tones.
Message edited by author 2008-12-06 16:47:57. |
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12/06/2008 04:40:08 PM · #8 |
A Photoshop warming filter set to 10 or 15% will fix that [very] slight pink cast. (Image > Adjustments > Photo Filter...)
Message edited by author 2008-12-06 16:40:41. |
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12/06/2008 04:44:45 PM · #9 |
| If your not sure then I would guess it's not calibrated. I would suggest getting a monitor calibrator such as a Pantone Huey or Spyder Express and get your screen to represent the true colors of the photos. You might be seeing colors issues that are not there on your photos. As for the reds in the photo, the only guy who looks a little red is the guy on the left |
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12/06/2008 04:46:56 PM · #10 |
| Skin tones look fine here, and I'm using an eyeball calibrated monitor that may be touch heavy on saturation. |
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12/06/2008 04:58:44 PM · #11 |
| I usually use a selective color adjustment layer and in the reds I increase the cyan and reduce the magentas a tad. Works well. Sometimes I bring in a little more yellow to boot. |
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12/06/2008 04:59:19 PM · #12 |
thanks everyone, all this helps..i looked at it on my pc and the skin tones look fine. I dont why what it is about my mac, just always seems to over saturate those pinkish shadows
i guess what i was looking for was to get rid of the red and pinkish tones in the shadows and get something like this: //flickr.com/photos/gageyoungphotography/2604466548/in/set-72157605773198335/ |
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12/06/2008 05:05:23 PM · #13 |
| yep calibrate your MAC, my laptop is and the skin tones look great to me |
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12/06/2008 05:14:32 PM · #14 |
| and by calibrate you mean buy one of those monitor calibraters? |
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12/06/2008 05:31:11 PM · #15 |
| I did I got a spyder thing for I think 120 , it was the the best one they offered. But be warned there is no stupid manual, so you have to guess half the crap that is on there. |
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12/06/2008 05:59:19 PM · #16 |
My monitor is calibrated with Spyder. Your picture looks fine.
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