Help Getting color back ..get the orange out???

[nebgranny]

Can someone help me get the awful color cast out of this picture and bring it back to it's original colors please??
Neb

[santajuana]

Try this on PS....

Curves, options, enhance per channel contrast.

It'll do the color correction quickly.

Hope this worked for u.

Silvia.

[irshgrlkc]

Another way is to simply do a levels adjustment layer (via Layer > New Adjustment Layer > Levels). I used the sleeve of the bride's dress for the white point and the lower left black of the groom's tux for the black point.

You might want to run a highpass on this afterwards to see if you can get more detail back, though I suppose you're working on a bigger copy and have more detail available already.

K

[Swampy]

Like others, levels and curves using the eye dropper to define black and white.

The photo is very small and has a LOT of noise. If you have the original at higher resolution, you'll get much better results.

[mistermonday]

After use of curves or levels to extract whatever detail is left, the remaining noise, some of which is jpg over-compression, is somewhat overpowering. You can do a lot better with a higher quality scan and higher resolution starting image.
Regards, Murray

[Daviskw]

Hi there

Same as all the good folks above. I did add a little color here and there with color and soft light layers but i think I lost a little needed detail in the process. I also used a little too much contrast...but thats my middle name.

Butch

[nebgranny]

Thank you all for the wonderful results. I tried the easiest route which was the way santajauna suggested and it worked very nicely. Will try the other suggestions as well. I posted another one but this time it is one with a shadow on his face. Thanks all!! I sincerely appreciate all of your work and help!! Neb

[nebgranny]

santajuana: I j ust tried the same function on another picture that is of the same color and it didn't do a thing to it?? Why do you suppose that is?? Neb

[Swampy]

Neb...
Not all pictures have the same problem. Sometimes you have to approach it differently.

I did levels, using the top right strap of her dress as the white point and the guys dark waistline area for black. That did a pretty good job, but I also let PhotoShop think about it by applying an Auto Color and that cleaned my adjustments up even more.

Curves to bring up the blacks and midtones. Sharpen some.

[santajuana]

Hi Nebgranny, try using this...

Curves, options, enhance per channel contrast. Then dont leave curves put this numbers on each channel after making a click on the curve:

RGB input:134
RBG output:139
red input:182
red output:95
green in:137
green out:119
blue in:117
blue out:161

Now you can click OK.

Add a PhotoFilter... Image, adjusments, photofilter, cyan, density 25% and be sure that preserve luminosity is checked.

That'll give you this result.

Hope it'll work.

Hugs,

Silvia.

[philbach]

I just used levels to start; like swampy. White on the bright part of her dress, the black eyedropper on his tie, the gray dropper on a darker part of the dress.

[nebgranny]

Nice job everyone. Swampy where is the auto color function? I am learning each picture has a life of it's own darn...wish there were a universal fix for each photo would make things easier to learn!!

santajuana, I have never ever used channels before , this looks a little complicated to me but results are really nice.

Thanks Phil looks good as well. You are all so talented!! Please know I appreciate all of your help.

Neb

[Klaatu Baradda]

Hi nebgranny,
Used the Enhance Per Channel method with this and Shadow/Highlights to bring out the detail in the shadows. Also did a Reduce Noise as well as a selective sharpen to bring back some detail. Then added a subtle gradient to bring back some of the blown-out sky.

[hafrover]

adjusting levels and contrast then added some photo filter layers.

[Swampy]

Originally Posted by nebgranny

Swampy where is the auto color function?

In the drop down menu Image->Adjustments-Auto Color.