JoC

No worries! Thanks. 

Hi, is there a way to tone down the sunny patches on the boy in this pic?  I've attached a screenshot of the raw image, as well as the edited one.   

Ah ok. I looked at the different channels when I was trying to fix it on my own but I was on the wrong track comparing the blue to the background, not the hair.  Thanks for the help!

I did it! It's not perfect but good enough, I think. Thanks for the psd. 

Can you share your reasoning behind doing the channel mixer layer and making the channel 100% red? Would love to know your thought process there. 

Cool...I was playing with channel mixer and levels but couldn't get there. The Layer 1 you mention - did you bring over a piece of foliage from the original photo? 

Thanks, no rush. 

Silly question, here's the SOOR pics. 

My question, not yours ?

Original meaning the camera image, or with raw edits done? 

Hi Damien,

I'm trying to change this patch of blue behind the child's hair in this photo to match the rest of the background nearby. Trying unsuccessfully ?. How would you go about this? 

Thanks ?

On 11/18/2017 at 8:47 AM, JoC said:

I feel pretty on top of raw editing

haaaaaahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha!!!! So funny. Thanks for telling me how wrong I was. 

Ok! Thanks Damien for your help!

Thank you. How quickly does one generally complete these classes? Hours? Days? 

8 minutes ago, Damien Symonds said:

Download the PSD file

Excellent. I need to learn channel mixer. 

5 minutes ago, Damien Symonds said:

Trust me.  On the basis of this photo, I can confidently say you are NOT on top of raw editing.

Ha - how did I know you'd say that ??

2 minutes ago, Damien Symonds said:

Do you think this would be ok?

I hope you'll start with the Raw Class. It's the first step in the workflow, and everything hinges on it.

 

Of course that would be ok for the dress. Looks great.  

I feel pretty on top of raw editing - I use bridge and PS - what would be next on the list?

The patch tool is so quick and easy - yes a bit tricky around hairs but doable. Will check out the fixing skin link later - looks like a great method to have under the belt, thanks.

Sorry, I'm new here... read and done. 

Very grateful for your help. I have money set aside for one of your courses so advice on which one to start with for editing images such as this one would be appreciated too! 

I've cropped from the raw file, hope this is what you were after. 

Hi there  I'm wondering what tools would be best to remove the dry patches from the baby's head (currently I would use the patch tool), and also the best way to remove the wet patch on the dress so it's the right colour again.

Thanks!