Damien Symonds

@PhOtO JuNkie?

How did the calibration go, @MaryR?

No, as I said above ... You'd only use red if red is what it is already. If it's vivid blue, you'd use blue. And so on.

The numbers should work adequately for any photos with a cream-coloured rug like this one had. For a photo with a rug of already-vivid colour, you shouldn't need the Levels layer at all - just add Hue/Saturation and adjust the colour channel which matches the existing colour of the rug. Of course, feel free to start a new thread with your photo any time you're having trouble. No, the Advanced Levels Class. No rules at all. Just have fun!

How did it go?

I forgot to say, the reason you can't simply use a Hue/Saturation layer with "Colorize" checked is the same as I mentioned above - the Hue and Saturation sliders work nicely, but the Lightness slider does not. It makes things look flat and unnatural immediately you touch it.

Download PSD (My masking is rough and hasty, sorry.)

The thing is, you can't easily just add a Hue/Saturation layer. Especially to a cream colour. Cream doesn't have any particular hue or saturation, you know? So there's nothing for the layer to "grab onto", as it were. So the trick is to first use a Levels layer to turn the cream into red, then clip a Hue/Sat layer on top of that, choose Reds, and fiddle with the Hue/ Saturation and Lightness sliders all you want. (Note that I said "choose Reds". You can do it on the Master channel, but the Lightness slider does NOT look nice when you use it. Whereas it is lovely when you choose a colour.) I'll upload a PSD shortly.

With a simple shift of a Hue slider, I guess? Either in Hue/Saturation, or on a Solid Color layer.

I don't understand the question? There are a dozen ways. Where's your photo?

I can't see the link, sorry.

Yes, of course I was commenting on the focus.

This is ok. Not spectacular, but easily passable.

This is fine.

Mary, PLEASE read the instructions. Part 4 discussed how you take the readings from all the presets, and write them down on your notepad.

Then I don't understand the problem? I talk about those presets at GREAT length in the instructions: http://www.damiensymonds.net/cal_i1DP_pc1.html You should have their values all written down on a notepad, exactly as I instructed: https://www.damiensymonds.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/15i1dppc09.jpg

Are these the instructions you followed? https://www.damiensymonds.net/cal_i1DP_mac.html

Ok, I think this will work ... First add a dodge and burn layer. Don't do anything on it for now. Then add this Channel Mixer layer: R 0, +123, 0, 0 G 0, +100, 0, 0 B 0, +84, 0, 0 (Make sure you input the numbers in the EXACT order I've given them.) Mask the CM layer to the whole lace area, or at least broadly to the troublesome parts. Then return to the D&B layer and gently dodge the dark area to smooth it all out.

Perfect, thanks. Give me a minute ...

Ok, could you show me another crop, showing more of the red problem?

The only traditional moire I can see is in the top right corner, which I've circled in red. But apart from that, there's a weird dark area which I've circled in green. Does that correspond to what you're seeing too?

Hi Mary, what make/model is your screen?

If you don't feel like starting again, then we need to work on aligning all the separate layers you already have. To do that, you need to choose the Move Tool (V) then select all the text layers by clicking on one (in the layers panel) then Ctrl-clicking on all the rest, until they're all highlighted. THEN you should find that the "Align" buttons at the bottom of your screen are highlighted, and you can use the "Middle" one.

There are several answers to this. The first answer is the one I would have given if you'd asked me BEFORE you started: When you choose the Type Tool, most people just click, then start typing. But in this case, it's much better to click and drag a big text box. Then when you start typing, your text will be inside that box, and you can align everything perfectly inside the box. I urge you to start again and use this method. It makes everything MUCH easier.