Damien Symonds

Absolutely the best way, yes. May I see another 100% crop now?

Done.

Oh, sorry! No, delete that layer. Use a blank pixel layer ABOVE the channel mixer layer, for the cloning. And make sure to look at the Options Bar when you choose your Clone Tool, and make sure it's set to "Sample: Current & below".

How's it going, @pennylacy?

Cool. Now maybe gently clone the other iris across?

The best (simple) solution I can offer is a Channel Mixer layer. Go to the Green channel, and change the values to 0, 0, +103, +10.

What kind of adjustment do you want to make to the highlights, exactly? Are you sure about that? Make sure you remember to Shift-click the mask thumbnail to temporarily turn the mask off and on. You'll probably find that your mask is actually working.

It sucks because it's destructive. I wish wish WISH Photoshop would make it an adjustment layer!

Oh, phew!

Hi @Priscillacork, you'd better start by re-calibrating. Your monitor profile might have been messed up by the update.

Of course.

You could try this Channel Mixer layer: R 0, +100, 0, +23 G 0, +100, 0, 0 B 0, +100, 0, -10 If that's not satisfactory as a quick fix, then it'll have to be patient cloning.

I'm so sorry, I don't see any clever "tricks" for this. Just careful cloning.

Hi @pennylacy, sadly the instructions that come with the X-Rite are feeble. Follow my step-by-step directions here: https://www.damiensymonds.net/calibration-instructions/

Sure, if that suits you.

That's why I need you to post in class.

For the love of God make sure you post the raw edits in class.

Fair enough.

And save them as 16-bit TIFFs or PSDs, yes. Are you sure you even need to? Remember, "merging to HDR" is only for people who don't know how to edit raw files; or for cases where one raw file genuinely doesn't capture the entire tonal range. I know you're not the former, so is the latter true?

Of course there will be Levels work to do in Photoshop afterwards, just like any other photo. But you MUST NOT skip the raw editing part of the workflow. That's madness.

Of course not. Raw editing must be done on raw files. Period.

No, shit no!!!!!!!!!!! You MUST DO YOUR COMPLETE RAW PROCESSING FIRST.

You're supposed to do the raw processing first. Then (I think) save as 16-bit TIFFs to put through Photomatix. And export as another 16-bit TIFF out the other end.

Yeah, no. This isn't right. What other file formats does it accept?

What file format where the files you put IN to the program?