Damien Symonds

No, Quick Mask does not enter into this. Just follow the directions exactly as I described. Add a mask, then paint on it with the gradient tool.

No, I think you can achieve something nice. I'd make the background a radial gradient - pure black at the outside, and very very dark grey in the middle. So that the tonal shift is very subtle.

Hi Kristin, can you link me to any photos that inspired you for this?

Both of them will work, you'll just need to spend some very patient time fixing the warm cast. I'd say that we'll have to abandon the Screen method. The masking method it will have to be.

You really messed up your lighting, didn't you? The practice doll photo you took the other day was really well lit. The actual baby photo has horrid mixed lighting.

No, as long as it's perfect black, you're safe. Well, as long as you use a good lab, that is.

It's gotta be a typo. It must mean ICC.

I'm so sorry, I don't know.

May I see the two separate images?

Dissolve method?

Basically, figure out what crop you'd like for perfect composition, then go about 5-10% bigger.

Shouldn't you have put the "rocks" in before running the plugin?

Stacks better, well done.

Hmmm ... no, that's not right, is it? We need to find a way to make it look like the ground drops slightly, around the body. Also, what is with the weird straight vertical line on the left side of that closeup?

Then you'll have to live with dodgy yellows, I guess.

New lab.

Does your lab provide you with a soft-proofing profile?

Now let's fix the much bigger problem. And no, not green. You must be due for recalibration.

For sets of photos you've shot on a tripod, do you mean?

Tools>Photoshop>Image Processor And for web-res files, this. This makes no sense. I need to see screenshots to demonstrate this. No. Your switch to Bridge marks a new beginning for the quality of your photos. Don't use a preset. Strive for quality.

There is no black-and-white layer there. Use this for your black-and-white conversion.

Your question seems to be based on the assumption that only one of the lenses would cause reduction? If her left lens caused it, so would her right lens.

Correct. No, I don't agree. The fix you posted looked perfectly fine to me.

Any time you view at a non-standard zoom this is a risk. Only use Cmd + and - keys for zooming.

In that case, try doing the enlargement with the point on her pupil instead.