Damien Symonds

This looks quite normal. May I see a screenshot of your Proof Setup dialog?

Looks great!!!

Do you have a photo of the setup (floor and backdrop) without any subjects in it?

No, I'd say what you've done is perfect. It adheres perfectly to the non-destructive principles.

I generally start with a bright rainbow-type one. Have I shown you this article?

What you "prefer" is completely irrelevant. Once your screen is calibrated and matches your prints exactly, THAT'S WHERE IT STAYS. Did you follow my instructions?

Yeah, the soft-proofing will tell you if the printer can't handle something.

For the first one, may I see a closeup of the back of her head?

I think this could work for the second one: But if you're new to Photoshop, this is going to be darned hard. This is the method I used. But it's not for the faint of heart.

Best in the business, I promise: http://www.damiensymonds.net/training.html These are not simple at all. Don't feel bad that you haven't been able to achieve them. Let me play a little and see what's possible.

Oh, this is such a great question! There are two aspects to this. The first is clipping. The second is print gamut. It's possible for colours to not be clipped, yet still be unprintable. But the shirt definitely is clipped here.

Just cloning there too.

Alas, no, sorry. Painstaking cloning it will have to be.

Once you get the basics right like white balance and exposure, you'll find the hands and teeth are far less bad than you think.

Ok, what other photos do you have that might provide detail we can borrow?

Not yet.

You're most welcome.

Gosh, how big is the jpeg you're trying to upload??

May I see?

It's irrelevant, because I was working on a small web sized file. You'll need to experiment on your own and find out what looks best on the full file.

I'm so sorry, I've got nothing.

Yep, just add a dark grey "Solid Color" layer set to Multiply blend mode, and mask it on very carefully.

No, sorry, it can't be done. Even if you change the yellow to blue, it will just look like blue muddy water, and that makes it look like some kind of weird radioactive waste pool. We've had this discussion many times over the years. Sorry.

Hi Ashley, could you link me to some similar photos that you admire?

What, are you nuts???? It must be your normal pro printer. A HN print would tell us nothing.