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Title: Three friends on the couch
Post by: Lynnya on July 17, 2019, 04:07:02 PM
Hi gang.. question is.. is this pattern around the blue flowers on the collar or damage.. or damaged pattern.. I'm thinking it's pattern but would like opinions..


(https://i.postimg.cc/bS09t2Km/question.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/bS09t2Km)
Title: Re: Three friends on the couch
Post by: Shadow on July 17, 2019, 04:18:35 PM
We vote pattern.  :)
Title: Re: Three friends on the couch
Post by: Jo Ann Snover on July 17, 2019, 04:49:15 PM
I vote pattern
Title: Re: Three friends on the couch
Post by: Lynnya on July 18, 2019, 11:24:50 AM
Hi gang.. never mind the pattern.. three totally different skin tones!!!  :D  comments please..


(https://i.postimg.cc/crPJYt1M/Lassin-A-18-08-4x6.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/crPJYt1M)

(https://i.postimg.cc/PPYg3CzM/forum3ladieswip.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/PPYg3CzM)
Title: Re: Three friends on the couch
Post by: Jo Ann Snover on July 18, 2019, 01:00:40 PM
I think yours is very blue. Take a look at this color correction (of the original) which is part getting a neutral gray (from the wall) and part adjusting the blast of flash in the center and shadow falloff around the edges which helps the colors look a bit better

The fact that the three women probably had very different skin tones in real life means I don't think you need uniformity in the image - just something that looks real. See what you think of this color


(https://i.postimg.cc/TLBRSZCy/Lassin-A-18-08-4x6-edited.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/TLBRSZCy)
Title: Re: Three friends on the couch
Post by: Lynnya on July 19, 2019, 09:30:42 AM
Thanks Jo Ann.. looks better.. :up:
Title: Re: Three friends on the couch
Post by: Mhayes on July 19, 2019, 12:40:57 PM
Lynn, I agree with Jo Ann about the skin tones and the woman on your far right is a challenge. I couldn't decide if she had a dark sun tan or that was her natural color. For once I did just a Level's Adjustment where I brought in the sliders to correct and did not do a Curves Adjustment. I also agree about the flash in the center and the fallout, but kept wondering if the wall was a neutral gray or a light blue. When I did the Level's Adjustment, the color stayed consistent throughout. I also wondered if the pinkish cast on the wall was a case of the flash bouncing off the woman's pink blouse.  I left the woman's skin tone color alone on the right, but really wanted it a little lighter, so added a new layer with the mode set to "soft light" and checked the box for: "Fill with soft light-neutral color (50% gray). I took a soft brush and a low opacity with foreground set to white and brushed over parts of her face to lighten.


(https://i.postimg.cc/V0F5fZBT/Lassin-A-18-08-4x6.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/V0F5fZBT)
Title: Re: Three friends on the couch
Post by: Lynnya on July 19, 2019, 02:07:15 PM
Thanks Margie.. I did adjust it and sent it in and it was accepted but can do more on it and resend..OK I messed with it some ... how's this..lightened the woman on the left a little..


(https://i.postimg.cc/dLyZ2YTb/margiesfix.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/dLyZ2YTb)
Title: Re: Three friends on the couch
Post by: Mhayes on July 19, 2019, 03:14:29 PM
Much better Lynn.  :up:
Title: Re: Three friends on the couch
Post by: Lynnya on July 19, 2019, 03:30:16 PM
Thanks Margie I'll resend them in  :up:
Title: Re: Three friends on the couch
Post by: Shadow on July 19, 2019, 03:59:10 PM
Looks lovely on our wee screen Lynn. 🤗 👍
Title: Re: Three friends on the couch
Post by: Lynnya on July 19, 2019, 04:29:50 PM
Thanks Lyn :)