OK I give up... I'm stumped.

[DXM]

Does anyone have the slightest idea as to how i can remove the heavy blue tint on this picture. I've tried a lot of things but nothing seems to work.

I can't show you more of the picture since it is an unpublished commercial picture and I am only retouching it, i don't have the copyright to it.

and before you ask, the blue tint was apparently set in lightroom and I don't have access to the raw file.

[amica999]

DMX, tried to take it to LAB and lower the b curve?

[Yowser]

Did a quickie. Converted to CMYK and used the channel mixer. Threw a curve on to bring back some of the darks.

[DXM]

Thanks for the quick replies, I'll try both the lab and the cmyk... basically the only things I hadn't tried I think... perhaps I just got stumped from sleep deprivation. going on thirtysix now.

[Flora]

... and another quickie... one single Selective Colors Adjustment Layer on the selection of the skin.

Attachment 1 = my result
Attachment 2 = my work flow
Attachment 3 + 4 = values tweaked

[Vernon]

For what it's worth, my 5-minute quickie...
troubled_with_chanMixer.jpg

[DXM]

thanks a bunch for the replies.

>>Flora... I just have to say that yours was an exemplary post If everyone posted like that we would all be gurus in no-time. thanks once more.

oh and by the way, check out the thesaurus thread. link in signature

[DXM]

to Vernon and Flora:
I have now tried out both of your suggestions and both of them worked fine.
Floras gave a bit more control but still both of them worked, some areas of the image ended up a bit washed out but I'll just have to paint some life back into them and that's relatively easy.

Thanks again

[marcchristopher]

@Flora: I like the result you are getting. Personally, I would probably have tried a "selective colors" adjustment layer as well.
May I ask you, how you ended up with the exact values? Was it trial and error? Or did you sample colors from the image and calculate the adjustments you needed to achieve a pleasing skin tone?

[DXM]

Originally Posted by marcchristopher

@Flora: I like the result you are getting. Personally, I would probably have tried a "selective colors" adjustment layer as well.
May I ask you, how you ended up with the exact values? Was it trial and error? Or did you sample colors from the image and calculate the adjustments you needed to achieve a pleasing skin tone?

I second that query

[Flora]

DXM,

thank you so much for your feedback and kindness!!!

marcchristopher,

welcome to RetouchPro!!!
... An thank you for your kind feedback!!!

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Originally Posted by DXM

....Floras gave a bit more control but still both of them worked, some areas of the image ended up a bit washed out but I'll just have to paint some life back into them and that's relatively easy.

... I see exactly what you mean so I went back to my 'Selective Colors' Adjustment Layer and changed a few values in Cyans and Blues to slightly boost colours and contrast ...

(Attachment 1) Changed Values
(Attachment 2) End result

Originally Posted by marcchristopher

@Flora: I like the result you are getting. Personally, I would probably have tried a "selective colors" adjustment layer as well.
May I ask you, how you ended up with the exact values? Was it trial and error? Or did you sample colors from the image and calculate the adjustments you needed to achieve a pleasing skin tone?

.... I'm a trial and error person ... Once decided what Tool I'm going to use to fix a specific problem, I move the 'sliders' until I'm happy with the result...
I 'stick' to what is asked, but my end results are strongly influenced by my 'perception' of how colours, exposure, contrast etc. should be.

[chillin]

First I did adjustments in LAB, following KR1156's post here.
Next I did some curves adjustments in RGB.