Adobe Community: Message List - Editing photos with either very dark or very red faces - the rest of the photo is fine

Re: Editing photos with either very dark or very red faces - the rest of the photo is fine

forums_noreply@adobe.com — Thu, 06 Nov 2014 17:24:06 GMT

You're welcome. Glad to help.

Re: Editing photos with either very dark or very red faces - the rest of the photo is fine

forums_noreply@adobe.com — Thu, 06 Nov 2014 17:19:24 GMT

thanks

Re: Editing photos with either very dark or very red faces - the rest of the photo is fine

forums_noreply@adobe.com — Thu, 06 Nov 2014 13:59:42 GMT

Try this:

Open the file
Go to Enhance>Adjust lighting>Shadows/highlights, then work the sliders to decrease the shadows and to brighten the picture overall
Open a Photo-filter adjustment layer. I used warming filter 85 @25% density. Check "Preserve luminosity".
Sharpen with unsharp mask from the Enhance menu. (64, 1.7, 1)
Use the clone tool to clone blond hair to the top of the little girl's head

Re: Editing photos with either very dark or very red faces - the rest of the photo is fine

forums_noreply@adobe.com — Thu, 06 Nov 2014 01:14:02 GMT

the problem is, I can't get any of the tools to do exactly what I want!! any suggestions Peru Bob?

Re: Editing photos with either very dark or very red faces - the rest of the photo is fine

forums_noreply@adobe.com — Wed, 05 Nov 2014 18:34:31 GMT

here's one with the red faces -- normally my girls' faces are tanned - though the one with the pink shirt has a pinkish tone to her tan

thanks

Re: Editing photos with either very dark or very red faces - the rest of the photo is fine

forums_noreply@adobe.com — Wed, 05 Nov 2014 18:28:34 GMT

here it is - I'd like to lighten her face - actually her whole body and also the starfish - but retain some of her tan.

Re: Editing photos with either very dark or very red faces - the rest of the photo is fine

forums_noreply@adobe.com — Wed, 05 Nov 2014 18:18:50 GMT

GoletaMum wrote:

I would also like to be able to change the colour of some faces - e.g. for some reason, one person in a group has a very red face

It would help if you post the picture of this group shot for targeted guidance.

You can do that via the camera icon at the top of the reply box. You can not do it in an e-mail reply, however.

Re: Editing photos with either very dark or very red faces - the rest of the photo is fine

forums_noreply@adobe.com — Wed, 05 Nov 2014 18:10:10 GMT

Use one of the selection tools to select just the face and then make your adjustments.

Editing photos with either very dark or very red faces - the rest of the photo is fine

forums_noreply@adobe.com — Wed, 05 Nov 2014 18:02:40 GMT

I posted this once but can't find it so obviously posted in the wrong place. I would like to know an easy way of lightening just the face of a person in a photo - the background is fine. I would also like to be able to change the colour of some faces - e.g. for some reason, one person in a group has a very red face. - I've tried auto colour correct and adjust colour for skin tones (this one for some reason will turn the entire photo a strange shade of orange, yellow, blue or green!! I am using PSE 13 on a Macbook Pro.

I would also like to know how to remove the shine from individual faces.

a word of explanation - I am working with about 1600 photos I had scanned in from my photo albums (going back to the 70s) - for the most part, the scanning was pretty good but there are several instances when I've had the above issues.