Damien Symonds

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.

Yeah, that's a good approach!

The second important question: Have you tried calibrating another computer? To see if there might be a fault with the Spyder? It's unlikely, of course, but not unheard-of.

Hi, sorry about my delayed reply. At four years old, there's a chance that the screen isn't LED. In the course of your testing, have you also tried CCFL?

Hi Ash, I'm out at the moment. I'll be able to discuss more when I get home. For now, have you done this? https://www.damiensymonds.net/art_tsfb000.html

Hi Ang, do you mind posting a link to it, rather than a screenshot? It's good manners to give credit where it is due.

Thank you. So what I suggest is this: Duplicated the Background layer, then apply some Gaussian Blur to the whole photo. Just enough to get rid of the moire. I think about 8px should do it for this photo. Then change the layer's blend mode to "Color". Then add a mask to hide the blurred layer completely. Then paint to reveal on just the shirt where needed.