Damien Symonds

If labs ever give you a range for canvas, always go for the lowest possible number. Use 150.

4GB is only half the recommended minimum RAM to run PS CC. I'd recommend beefing that up if you can.

This makes no sense at all.

Yeah!! I think that'll be an easier match already. Can you put 'em together and show me?

Yeah!!!! That looks promising for sure!!!!

Absolutely.

Well, I can tell you that the white balance isn't negotiable. It has to be done correctly, and first, before anything else. I can also tell you that it might be possible to do this.

Oh yeah, it's the worst, isn't it? Are you in the Raw Class, Susie? I fear I won't be able to help you very much here in AD.

Have you tried simply re-loading the action from where you saved it? Also, can you do this for me?

Can you open the watermark file by itself, and make sure it's RGB mode, not Grayscale or CMYK?

Yes, because it means it's only one step instead of two. Save time wherever you can!

More than just "part" of the problem, I'd say.

Gosh yes. Keep it safely in a cupboard.

Yes, because you can't add noise to a Solid Color layer. And anyway, even if you could it would be a bad idea, because it would be applied permanently, and you wouldn't be able to come back and adjust its strength layer. When the noise is a separate pattern layer, you have all the control at your fingertips, with the Opacity slider of the layer.

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You can just modify your notification settings to send you an email. Lara talked about it in this post.

Ok, great! So have you tried a blanket fade?

This is going to speed up your workflow so much!

Absolutely.

Which shadows are you concerned about preserving? The ones in front and below the baby?

Yeah, this is REALLY bad. Don't do this.

I don't have any experience at all, sadly. But I think it's fairly safe to say that if your friend does any animation with your photos - fading in, or whatever - then any sizing or sharpening you've done will probably go out the window. So I'd say just send the full-sized files.

No. Skintone editing does not happen in a raw program.

Yes, this is as good as it will ever get.

Gosh no. I want you to reprocess them so that the white balances match. And make the boy a bit brighter.