Redness in the picture, help please....

[Frankecu77]

Hello all,

I am trying to fix this picture of my family, but this picture is giving me a hard time, I want to remove the redness and get it more sharp, I played with the curves and channels but still no luck, can someone give me a hint where to start?...Thank you

 

[ALB68]

Here you go with this try at it. Color correction by choosing a Levels adjustment layer. Then take the midtone eyedropper, (the one in the middle) and just touch the lower part under the window that is as close to grey as you can get. I masked the background and used the Scratch and Dust filter to fix the damage on it. Sharpened it with Unsharp Mask. (subjects only)

 

[Tom Mann]

For once, the OP sounds like someone actually interested in learning, not just trying to get some work done for free. So, Ya gonna tell him how u did it?

T

 

[ALB68]

I did. I think I was editing while you were typing quick draw

For once, the OP sounds like someone actually interested in learning, not just trying to get some work done for free. So, Ya gonna tell him how u did it?

T

 

[Frankecu77]

Thank you guys, I will try to fix it myself with the ALB68 walkthrough, if there is other way to fix it, all ideas are welcome.

 

[Tom Mann]

Arghhh! Sorry. When I first looked at your post, there was almost no text, just the image. When I looked again, the explanation was there.

Thanks,

Tom

 

[ALB68]

You are forgiven Master

Arghhh! Sorry. When I first looked at your post, there was almost no text, just the image. When I looked again, the explanation was there.

Thanks,

Tom

 

[ALB68]

That looks to be a color cast that was probably caused by the film that was used when it was made. That Levels fix is a one click deal and works most of the time for this kind of thing. You can use those methods and probably improve it to your satisfaction. (You could do it with curves also)

Thank you guys, I will try to fix it myself with the ALB68 walkthrough, if there is other way to fix it, all ideas are welcome.

 

[MikeMc]

I liked Larrys way, I thought of something a bit diff.I used PSE not CS5 and found the photo filters, and did a quick cooling and then I used a levels and grabbed the gray. I did not use the dust and scratch, but I would mess around to clean things up a bit!

If I was in CS5....I would start in ACR...I think getting the gray correct / white balance would make a huge difference, then masking and a few tweaks...Me , I am a contrast nut and admit to oversharpening most images...but those are for me.

I can't wait to see your next post Frankecu77!

 

[hawkeye]

Many ways to get the job done in Photoshop, one of my favorites, a Selective Color adjustment layer targeting red:

 

[Frankecu77]

Thank you for all the replies, I used the color selective adjustment tool / dust & scratches, this is what I got so far, I do not know how to clean the white pixels in the upper right, I am trying not to loose the details, by the way I am using CS6.

 

[Tom Mann]

Very nice colors, Mike!

Larry, the red is probably not caused by a problem with the film, per se. Red casts in prints (like this one) are almost always caused by fading of the dyes in the print, not the film (ie, the negative). One of the main reasons for this is simply because the print was probably produced at the time the film was processed (ie, back in the '70's) and so, the negative was brand new and didn't have time to fade. In contrast, the print has likely had 50 or so years since then to fade. BTW, if this had been an old Ansco or other off-brand slide (transparency) with a known propensity to fade over time, then the opposite would be true.

With respect to the best method to cc such faded images, if neutralizing middle gray tones doesn't produce fully satisfactory results, make a levels adjustment layer and then separately pull in the left and right sliders for R, G, and B channels. Once this is done, THEN neutralize middle gray areas as suggested by Larry, you often get considerably better results. I give more details about this technique in my posts in THIS OLD THREAD.

With respect to reducing the bright pattern in the upper RH area (ie, caused by texture in the print), the best way to do it is using Fourier transform techniques. I discussed this approach in an old thread here on PSG, but can't find it at the moment. However, if that is too much trouble, a quick and dirty way to knock back those speckles is to make a duplicate of the image on a new layer, set the blending mode of that layer to "darken", and run the median filter on the layer, say, with a radius of 1 or 2 pixels..

Cheers,

T

 

[chrisdesign]

As hawkeye mentioned, there are many ways to correct a picture.
Way back when I learned PS my teacher told me: 1. Curves, 2. Hue Saturation. Most of the time you get a decent and natural result with out to much work. Not to difficult for Newbies to try.

 

[Frankecu77]

Thank you guys for the advice, I didn't think twice in registering in this forum...

 

[dv8_fx]

Depending on the need, here's something I'd try....

Make the image a layer.

1 - In Channels, CTRL+click Red Channel.

2 - Go back to Layers, and add a color adjustment layer (you'll notice the selection created from the red channel appears in the mask).... play with the Shadow, Mid and hilight mix, decreasing the red and compensate with the 2 other color ranges.



Once you achieve a color balance you like, proceed with other needed adjustments.....