Damien Symonds

No, it's moire: https://www.damiensymonds.net/2015/02/moire.html

Nothing from the skin class only, since it's not a standalone class. Some from the whole workflow, though: https://www.facebook.com/damien.photoshop/photos/a.183682458346830.39021.183680248347051/1434183749963355/?type=3&theater https://www.facebook.com/damien.photoshop/photos/a.183682458346830.39021.183680248347051/1169995546382178/?type=3&theater https://www.facebook.com/damien.photoshop/photos/a.183682458346830.39021.183680248347051/1173242026057530/?type=3&theater

Oh, that looks about equal to me. I'm sure you agree that this focus isn't perfect. However, it's good enough to use, just. But it will need exactly the right sharpening. So for heaven's sake don't try to print it until you've taken the Sharpening Class.

It looks really good at this size.

Is there any part of her hands (or any other part of her body) that's more in-focus than her face? Or is everything about the same?

Great. Please please PLEASE give me one month to change your life: https://www.damiensymonds.net/bridge-30-day-challenge

Is everything viewing correctly now?

Sadly, there are idiots who will tell you to use Adobe RGB in every language. None of them are right.

It has to be EXACTLY as in the article. Ignore anything else you've read, ever.

Right ... and have you fixed that problem? Oh, you'll need this too: https://www.damiensymonds.net/color-space-settings-for-the-lightroom-user.html

Ok, great. Can you do this for me? Follow it all the way to its conclusion, then report back: https://www.damiensymonds.net/art_tscs000.html

Ok, this is good info. I don't know anything about Xee, but that doesn't matter. Can you tell me, if you re-open the images into Photoshop again, do they look ok there?

Hi @arizona77, can you tell me which program you're viewing them in after saving?

Well, you might be able to borrow some crease from the other eye? You're very lucky, the eye itself hasn't been affected.

I've run out of ideas, sorry. You'll need to contact X-Rite. In the meantime, keep using your laptop for editing.

Ok, good. I mean, not good, but it gives us more clues. Something is clearly going awry with the profile. Can you go to the Spyder's preferences and try V4, if you've presently been using V2?

Glad you like it. As I said, this is a big weakness in my skill set.

Does this help at all? I just cloned out some of the worst scratches, then half desaturated the silver.

Can you check something for me? In Photoshop, go to Edit>Assign Profile, and assign the monitor profile (instead of sRGB) to your image. Does that make the problem worse, better, about the same, or just a different shade of awful?

And just to confirm, you're definitely viewing the files in Photoshop?

Which look dull? The prints, or the images on screen?

Ok, and how is the print match now?

Excellent. Next, tell me about the light in your office. Have you read this?

And do the prints from those two labs match each other?

Jewellery retouching is a whole advanced specialty, in which I have no experience, I'm afraid. What colour is it supposed to be - gold or silver?