MarySmith Posted March 4, 2016 Share Posted March 4, 2016 Hey Damien, So I have an entire session of photos where this little one drooled all over her shirt. I searched drool on here and found a post regarding similar situation. I hate to admit but I'm not sure how to do what was discussed. I downloaded the file you had provided and even copied the layer over onto my file, started to mask out the area and it was looking better but it just didn't blend well and was just blah! Again admitting I am not very knowledgeable with masking (yes it is time to take your layers/mask class rather then guessing on what I am doing.) Anywho, any tips? Thanks a bunch! PS ignore the legs in the background, I will deal with that later. I have another image I can use where the legs were not there but the girl wasn't looking at me. Mary Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damien Symonds Posted March 4, 2016 Share Posted March 4, 2016 38 minutes ago, MarySmith said: I searched drool on here and found a post regarding similar situation. I hate to admit but I'm not sure how to do what was discussed. I downloaded the file you had provided and even copied the layer over onto my file, started to mask out the area and it was looking better but it just didn't blend well and was just blah! Don't think for a second that this is your fault. Drool fixes are very specific, what works for one photo almost certainly won't work for another photo. So I'm glad you posted yours. Let me have a little look ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damien Symonds Posted March 4, 2016 Share Posted March 4, 2016 Oh, this is tough. Do you mind sending me the raw file? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarySmith Posted March 4, 2016 Author Share Posted March 4, 2016 Just sent it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damien Symonds Posted March 4, 2016 Share Posted March 4, 2016 Ok, I think I can do this, but I need to know - would you be devastated if you lost the little white flowers on her chest? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarySmith Posted March 4, 2016 Author Share Posted March 4, 2016 No not really. There are a number of shots from the shoot where you can't really see the drool. The parents were very understanding and laughing at the fact she was a drool machine so on a few of the close ups and individuals of her, the flowers could be gone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damien Symonds Posted March 4, 2016 Share Posted March 4, 2016 Ok, great. So in that case, I need you to process the raw file so that there is no red channel clipping in the shirt. Then post the photo again for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarySmith Posted March 5, 2016 Author Share Posted March 5, 2016 Okay so I have no idea if I did this correctly. It is showing a zero value for red in the info palette. I removed the red in the channel mixer. Did I mention I need to take your classes......I feel like a clueless dork! I sent the file back to via uplink Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damien Symonds Posted March 5, 2016 Share Posted March 5, 2016 No, I just want to red channel clipping. Nothing at 255. Please get on the list if you're not already, I beg you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damien Symonds Posted March 5, 2016 Share Posted March 5, 2016 If you can provide me a version with no red channel clipping in the shirt, I can help you achieve this: I'm so sorry I can't help you with the raw processing part. I give very freely of information on this site, except where it directly coincides with my classes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarySmith Posted March 6, 2016 Author Share Posted March 6, 2016 I totally understand. I am anxiously waiting for the RAW class. I signed up like back in November I think, so I hope my turn is coming soon. I hate playing the guessing game when it comes to my RAW files. I mentioned to the mom of the girl that I was attempting to fix the drool and she was totally fine with it so if later on down the line I am able to fix it great! I'm sure it will come in handy for future shoots with little ones. I will keep trying playing with the red channel thing. Thanks for your help! You at least have me on the right track! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarySmith Posted March 6, 2016 Author Share Posted March 6, 2016 Okay so I did some googling and found some info on red channel clipping. I found that there is a small triangle in the top right hand corner of the histogram in ACR. If there is red channel clipping then the triangle will appear red. I can also hit O and it will show in the photo where that clipping is at. It said to drag the highlights down until that triangle turned black. I am at -73 and the triangle turned black and I see no more red from when I hit the O key. Did I figured it out? Or am I at least getting warmer? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christina Keddie Posted March 6, 2016 Share Posted March 6, 2016 4 hours ago, MarySmith said: Okay so I did some googling and found some info on red channel clipping. I found that there is a small triangle in the top right hand corner of the histogram in ACR. If there is red channel clipping then the triangle will appear red. I can also hit O and it will show in the photo where that clipping is at. It said to drag the highlights down until that triangle turned black. I am at -73 and the triangle turned black and I see no more red from when I hit the O key. Did I figured it out? Or am I at least getting warmer? Mary, you know Damien can't answer these questions here. Thankfully, the Raw class waitlist is about to explode open, so you'll be getting in soon! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarySmith Posted March 7, 2016 Author Share Posted March 7, 2016 Sorry I was just excited since I think I figured it out! I am super excited for RAW class! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damien Symonds Posted January 12, 2017 Share Posted January 12, 2017 Just emailed you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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