HeatherH Posted March 21, 2016 Share Posted March 21, 2016 I have a client who has requested night images of this little fishing village, however the mixed lighting along this historic section is abysmal. Would you process a few different WB and mask those in, or try to do a universal WB and correct by other means? I could try to tone it down a bit and embrace a bit of the mixed light, but I don't want to leave it quite this garish Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damien Symonds Posted March 21, 2016 Share Posted March 21, 2016 Gosh, surely the lighting is part of the appeal? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeatherH Posted March 21, 2016 Author Share Posted March 21, 2016 People tend to think of this place as a pocket of preserved time. The light behind me is an arc sodium yellow, and the one up ahead is a horribly green fluorescent. I am sure I am over-explaining - you know lights. The point is, you and I can see those lights for the colors they are, but tourists here see this place as a pristine wonder of history. It doesn't all have to go away, but I'd like to be able to tone down the green, and also not have the sky quite so radioactive blue The WB is at 2000k right now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damien Symonds Posted March 21, 2016 Share Posted March 21, 2016 Ok, well go ahead and process the raw file without any clipping, then post it again for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Damien Symonds Posted March 21, 2016 Share Posted March 21, 2016 Still quite clipped at the left end. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Damien Symonds Posted March 21, 2016 Share Posted March 21, 2016 Gosh it's stubborn, isn't it? The best I can suggest is to add a Solid Color layer of pale yellow (maybe sample the side of the barge) and set it to "Color" blend mode, then very patiently paint it on to the worst areas with a low-opacity brush. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeatherH Posted March 21, 2016 Author Share Posted March 21, 2016 I'll leave the details out RE: raw processing, but it's at the limits (beyond on fill light) of your recommendations. If this were your photo, would you process it separately for the sky, which is now very flat? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damien Symonds Posted March 21, 2016 Share Posted March 21, 2016 Gosh no, not at all. Add an overall Levels layer: Red channel 20/0.70/255 Green channel 20/0.70/255 Blue channel 10/0.70/255 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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