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Old 06-25-2009, 02:28 PM
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Please slap me if I am posting this in the wrong forum.
I did a shoot for the twins yesterday and on my monitor (that has been calibrated) they look fine after I "thought" I warmed them up in PS.
Now uploaded to Flickr I am being told they are too cool.
What can I go back and do in PS to get a better result?
Violet I am ok with as is, but I struggle with Landon because he is my only fair skinned child.
I guess at this point I have stared at them for so long I could really use a fresh pair of eyes to give me some insight.
I am posting two but the rest are on my flickr, and you can see the progression of the ones I have worked on a, then ab, then abc copies ( I have a strange oranizing process, but it works for me) if you do happen to look at the photostream.
1. This is the abc copy, so I have added both red and a bit of yellow and brightened this version from the original.

Camera: Canon EOS Digital Rebel XTi
Exposure: 0.01 sec (1/100)
Aperture: f/1.8
Focal Length: 50 mm
ISO Speed: 100

2. This is an A copy, only bumped curves and sharpened from the sooc version.

I can clearly see that the whites of his eyes have a blue tint to them, but when I try to fix that it leaves my photo very green.
Camera: Canon EOS Digital Rebel XTi
Exposure: 0.01 sec (1/100)
Aperture: f/1.8
Focal Length: 50 mm
ISO Speed: 100

Thank you and please move if posted incorrectly.
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Old 06-25-2009, 02:52 PM
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What temperature are they at now (on the Kelvin scale)?
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Old 06-25-2009, 03:45 PM
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Oh god I have no idea how to tell you that. I used AWB on these, I guess I should have used the sheet or the eyes for CWB.
Can you tell me how to read the temp?
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Old 06-25-2009, 04:08 PM
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I understand that Adobe Lightroom has two White Balance functions:

1) Temperature
2) Tint

In addition you can use a selective local brush. Very useful!

Using thes two functions you may get the results you seek.
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Yes, you can get the temp from Lightroom of the photos.

Also as mentioned in the previous quote you can use a local touch up or use layers in Photoshop CSx as well.

Your shots have nice bones, so keep at it and you will find the right colours you seek.
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Old 06-25-2009, 04:54 PM
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Here is an added stupid question...I use WHCC for prints, should I assume they will color manage these anyway?
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