Colour removal

[Markbd]

Hi Damien

Any quick tips on how I could replace the green reflection on this dogs chin, with a natural looking white? The same with the yellow on the cheek .

Cheers

Mark

Edited May 8, 2016 by Markbd

[Samantha LaRue]

Can you post a crop like this please? http://www.damiensymonds.net/2013/09/grabbing-700x700px-100-crop.html

[Damien Symonds]

Also, may I see the whole SOOR?

Also, please don't waste your computer space by being in 16-bit. It's entirely unnecessary.

[Markbd]

Apologies,

I did a reset on my lightroom and it switched it back to 16bit. Here are the images you asked for.

[Damien Symonds]

Gosh, no, something's gone badly wrong here.  Do your raw processing properly, then post the closeup again.

[Markbd]

Ouch :0)

 

[Markbd]

Any better?

[Damien Symonds]

No, it still looks pretty awful.  Did you actually shoot raw?

[Damien Symonds]

The pixels are really damaged.  Until we fix this problem, any attempt to fix the cast will look really bad.

[Markbd]

Back to the drawing board then with this one. I'll repost later :0(

[Markbd]

My first efforts were in Lightroom, so i went with ps raw.

[Damien Symonds]

That's a slightly different photo, I assume?

Lol @ the file name!!!

[Damien Symonds]

A Hue/Saturation layer, with "Colorize" checked, at +220/+8/0.  Painted on to the areas.

See what you think.

[Markbd]

Finally, got it done :0) So what is actually happening when you hit the colorize check button? Thank you for your patience.

 

[Damien Symonds]

Well, it essentially makes the entire photo black-and-white (the way it would if you left Colorize turned off but moved the Saturation slider all the way to -100) then adds a bit of colour tint to it.

It's a feature which seems, at a glance, to be very handy, but actually I find I hardly ever use it.  It worked nicely here, though.  However, I fear it only worked nicely here because your white balance was so appalling.  I beg you to take the Raw Class as soon as you can.

[Markbd]

Surely it wasn't that far off regarding WB :0) I'd appreciate you showing me what you think the WB for this image should be. Then I can realise that I need to sign up immediately :0)

 

[Damien Symonds]

Can't you just whistle?

[Samantha LaRue]

1 hour ago, Markbd said:

Surely it wasn't that far off regarding WB :0) I'd appreciate you showing me what you think the WB for this image should be. Then I can realise that I need to sign up immediately :0)

 

I'm assuming your dog is black, with grey fur on his chin, and not blue?

[Markbd]

I'm blessed having a rare blue dog!? I must have a wonky white balance eye! When I adjust the white balance it makes the dog look a very flat black which looks off for me? Better get on the raw class! I'll give Damien  a whistle when if I am get on it! ?

[Samantha LaRue]

6 hours ago, Markbd said:

I'm blessed having a rare blue dog!? I must have a wonky white balance eye! When I adjust the white balance it makes the dog look a very flat black which looks off for me? Better get on the raw class! I'll give Damien  a whistle when if I am get on it! ?

The first set of images you posted seemed fine (besides being crazy sharp), I don't know why your edits became colder when you started over.