Damien Symonds

What text would she like?  And does she want it hand-written?

Can you show me what you've tried?

Yay!

What did you decide?

No, I want to discuss your actual raw edit.

5 hours ago, nikki_neste said:

Ok, can we start by discussing this in the Raw Class please?

That sure is annoying.

It's a pain, but I suggest you might have to do this.

So the update is the only thing different in the equation?  It's exactly the same computer and Spyder that you've always had?

And I urge you to revisit Module 2 of the Layers & Masks Class.

Try Window>Reset Panels

Hi Nikki, we've discussed this heaps of times.  Did you actually read the "READ THIS FIRST" post before posting?

http://ask.damiensymonds.net/topic/107-read-this-first-posting-guidelines-and-download-files/

Please don't waste your own time on this, or mine.  Buy a calibrator, immediately.

6 hours ago, Jolene10 said:

I have a Dell all in one computer.  

Is it new?

Could you show me your result with Hue/Sat, so I can see what you don't like?

I've moved this to Ask Damien, since it's not a Levels question.

9 hours ago, delfinakphotography said:

Also, when I go to FILTER in CC it does not show Imagenomic Plug in, so im not sure what im doing wrong.

I don't know either, but that's definitely what you have to sort out first.  Your action has no chance of running if the plug-in doesn't exist properly.

Are you sure you followed the plug-in installation steps to the letter?

Great.  Do you need help with new numbers for the shirt?

Remember that Andrew Rodney's credibility is extremely limited, since he preaches wide gamut editing.

http://www.damiensymonds.net/2014/06/the-wide-gamut-myth.html

I definitely agree with this points about the shortcomings of CMYK.  But to suggest that LAB is the solution is nonsense.  If you must use numbers for skintones, just use the RGB ones you already have.

http://www.damiensymonds.net/2010/02/editing-skintones-in-photoshop-elements.html

I urge you to avoid using numbers altogether.  It's photography, not mathematics.  LOOK at the photo.

If you need help looking at a photo to see what the skin needs, feel free to post it here so I can help you.  And I almost guarantee I'll help you fix it with the use of Photo Filters.

A bit more reading:

• http://www.damiensymonds.net/2010/02/skintones-why-so-hasty.html
• http://www.damiensymonds.net/2015/07/creamy-silky-perfect-angelic-skin.html
• http://www.damiensymonds.net/2013/02/using-photo-filter-layer-to-fix-casts.htm

The key to blurring is the cloning first.

http://www.damiensymonds.net/2010/06/blurring-background-false-dof.html

Hi Glynda, can you elaborate on the question?  What do you need help with, exactly? Where are you getting stuck?

It sounds like you're running an action, is that correct?  Rather than running it directly?

Well, the first step is to take a suitable photo of a whole bunch of pink and white balloons.  Have you done so?

But gosh, even if you take a perfectly-assembled, perfectly-lit, perfectly-angled photo of the balloons, the translucent bits of her skirt are going to be demonically hard to mask.

Sorry to hear there was no easy solution

PLEASE don't do any more editing until you've finished the class.

No, wait, scratch those numbers.  Post again once you've fixed the white balance; the numbers will need to be different.