Damien Symonds

Yes, I realise this is difficult - impossible, in fact - to be sure. All you can do is choose a space for editing that has nice neutral surrounds, and nice similar-to-daylight lighting.

Yeah, if it was finer, the Dust & Scratches filter could have done it. But this is too dense.

No, there aren't any settings for the "Sharpen More" feature, sadly. It's simply an option in the filter menu.

I'm so sorry I don't know how to remove that

Ok, that colour is darker than I expected when you first said "light tan". It's not impossible, but it's going to make for some very tricky masking. However, if you're game, and have the time to spend on it, you would do it by adding a Solid Color layer of the colour, and setting it to "Multiply" blend mode, then lowering the layer opacity until it looks the way you'd like it. Then begin the careful masking around the child.

That's a hex number, actually, but yes, it'll do Give me a few minutes ...

Regarding your original question, could you give me approximate RGB numbers of the colour you'd like the blanket to be?

In that case, I have just emailed you. PLEASE consider it.

Your sidebar says you don't have a calibrator. Have you, at least, compared your screen to pro lab prints to see how close it is?

Posting guidelines

Photoshop editing such as skin blotch fixing must only happen after raw processing. Please do your raw processing and post in the Raw Class for me to check.

We need to discuss this in the Raw Class please.

https://www.damiensymonds.net/2015/07/order-of-layers-for-complex-pixel-edits.html

Oh, this is always really difficult. Go ahead and do your raw processing, then post a 100% crop of a hairy area for me to see. Did the parents ask for it to be removed?

This is not very good. Please post it in the Raw Class posting area.

Please post these photos for individual feedback in the Raw Class as usual.

Yes, you can click all those little arrows to drill down and see each step in detail:

No, sorry. Ditch it. It's really obvious that the focus caught the eyebrow and not the lashes

No no no!!!!! It doesn't matter which computer the prints came from!!! Not a bit. You just have to have the prints in your hand, and their files on the screen.

I've moved this post into Ask Damien, since it's not a class question per se. Gosh, how awful! Try this levels fix: Red channel 0/1.00/200 Green channel 0/1.10/255 After that, it's likely to still need some handyman method ... depending on how much trouble you're willing to go to.

It's you, yes, and your phone. You can't trust it. Have you stopped to wonder if people say the same thing about your photos?

Yep, it's just your phone. What about other people's photos? How do they look? Compared to when you view them on your computer, I mean?

Oh! *slaps forehead* You're right!!!!! They removed that option in the Spyder 5, sadly. It was always an option in the earlier versions. Gee, this might be a deal-breaker. Do you happen to have original comprehensive paperwork or specifications that came with your computer when you bought it? Something that might tell us for sure whether it's an LED screen or not? Husbands need to know their place Don't worry, you can't cause any permanent harm to his laptop, I'll help you undo the calibration if needed. Is his laptop newer than yours?

Yep, still North America General Purpose 2. It works everywhere.

Can you see how the top edge of the collar is now slightly skin-coloured? You'll need to mask that away.