Hello everyone,

can someone please tell me where i can find a good tutorial for correcting a red colour cast on a photo. I am sorry i cannot put the photo on the forum as it is copyrighted. The photo is red all over it has lost it's original color.

any reply would be much appreciated.

many thanks

regards


helen

RetouchPRO Tutorials:

Getting the Ring Out
http://retouchpro.com/tutorials/?m=show&id=245

How to Repair a Light Leak or Stain.
http://retouchpro.com/tutorials/?m=show&id=304

Another Quick Fix for Unwanted Color Cast
http://retouchpro.com/tutorials/?m=show&id=62

Quick Fix for Severe Colorcast
http://retouchpro.com/tutorials/?m=show&id=54

I use both of Olbaldys suggested methods. Heres another;
create a new layer
run filter "average"
bring up curves and select the grey eye dropper and click on the solid red image
delete the red layer

There are dozens of ways to remove color casts depending on the image. If the image is a color photo which has faded to heavy read, there are a number of Photoshop Plugins designed specifically to correct the color. This include Kodak's Digital ROC and Picto's One click Color correct. There are many other like them. They often produce excellent results without you having to fine tune curves and levels.
Regards, Murray

There are dozens of ways to remove color casts depending on the image. If the image is a color photo which has faded to heavy read, there are a number of Photoshop Plugins designed specifically to correct the color. This include Kodak's Digital ROC and Picto's One click Color correct. There are many other like them. They often produce excellent results without you having to fine tune curves and levels.
Regards, Murray

Hi Murray,

Thank you very much for your reply. yes the photo has faded into heavy red. I have written down the softwares you mentioned, I shall google for them.

much appreciated.

regards

helen

I use both of Olbaldys suggested methods. Heres another;
create a new layer
run filter "average"
bring up curves and select the grey eye dropper and click on the solid red image
delete the red layer

Hi Crazyfly,

Thank you very much for your reply. Much appreciated. I will try your suggestions as well and see how i get on. I don't normally venture very far with photoshop, but needs must, i shall give it a go.

Thanking you

regards


helen

RetouchPRO Tutorials:

Getting the Ring Out
http://retouchpro.com/tutorials/?m=show&id=245

How to Repair a Light Leak or Stain.
http://retouchpro.com/tutorials/?m=show&id=304

Another Quick Fix for Unwanted Color Cast
http://retouchpro.com/tutorials/?m=show&id=62

Quick Fix for Severe Colorcast
http://retouchpro.com/tutorials/?m=show&id=54

Hello Old Baldy,

Thank you very much for your reply and for giving me the links to different tutorials. It is very much appreciated. I shall visit each link and save the tutorials in my files.

Thanking you

Regards


helen

Helen, you are surely welcome and good luck in your venture.

you realize you might be able to post an indistinguishable 1/4 or 1/2 enlarged crop of your problem picture for evaluation and advise on your project.

I use both of Olbaldys suggested methods. Heres another;
create a new layer
run filter "average"
bring up curves and select the grey eye dropper and click on the solid red image
delete the red layer

Hi crazyfly,

I wanted to try everyone elses' tutorial but i couldn't do yours, i have photoshop cs2. I made a new layer run filter then couldn't find "average". would you mind telling me where "average" is, i would like to have a go at your suggestions and see what happen.

Many thanks


cheers


helen

Hello everyone,

Please found my result of the red colour cast correction. This is the first time i've done a colour cast correction. any critique would be appreciated.

i've followed several tutorials from the replied post here and search the net and this is the result a came out with. It was very tough going.

Many thanks



http://www.innographx.com/forum/download.php?id=23758


helen

Looks as if you did a fine job of getting rid of the red cast.. Looks real GOOD!

Under the filter menue and then in the blur catagory. Oh and I wasn't entirely clear, create a duplicate layer
on the duplicate layer run average
this will turn the duplicate layer entirely red
now bring up a curves layer and use the grey eydropper to click anywhere inside that red layer.
now delet the red layer and your curves adjustment will remain effecting your origional layer.
Now you can lower the opacity on the curves layer to taste.

I know it sounds like a lot but once youv'e done it once it's a breeze.
You could even record it into actions and do it automaticly when needed.

Your color correction worked well, good job. Which method did you end up with?