Here is the face of a three year old who has not gotten what she wanted(In caitlyns case, it was time for bed and she didn't want to go.) My poor baby......now you tell me you can get mad at that face!!


http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a154/KatzPomDogz/UtterDespair.jpg

Utter Despair indeed. I swear kids know how cute they are and use it to their advantage! :)

Anyways, there is a bit of a cast in the image. I removed the cast using Photoshop using a couple of simple steps. Let me know if you have Photoshop and I'll show you the easiest way to colour correct an image.

Here is your shot corrected.

http://img202.imageshack.us/img202/5202/utterdespair5yf.jpg

Leels,

Post the method please. I always struggle with colour casts.

Love those eyes, Yep I'm always MAD; not sure thats what you meant though :-)

roger

Sure Roger. First I don't like when people say do a. b. c. d. and presto since most images differ so I hope to share a concept of which one can use on any image.

ok, if an image has a colour cast it is through out the image.
So to fix it I first, look for a spot that is supposed to be pure white in said image. I don't worry about the intensity of the white yet but go for what was supposed to be the brightest white spot. The idea basically is if the whole image is casted and you return that one spot to it's pure white then you've succefully colour corrected and removed the cast from the whole image That's it. :D

Now how to go about and do it.

For example the image above. I thought this was a good spot that is supposed to be white.

http://img230.imageshack.us/img230/8454/utterdespair14sv.jpg

Side note: I know that the teddy bear, maybe even a little part of the eye is pure white, but try to go for real white stuff. In this example it's a logo on her shirt, I'm pretty sure it is supposed to be white.

Now that you've got an area in mind. Open your levels.
It's under Image > adjustment > levels. Click on the white spot eye drop as seen below.

http://img230.imageshack.us/img230/8044/utterdespair28rd.jpg

Side note: This is basically the spot that tells the program that you're defining your whites. The one of the far left does the same for the blacks and the middle is for the pure greys. You can define either once you get the hang of it. But in this case we're only defining the white spot to get rid of the cast as I mentioned above.

Now that you've clicked that, the cursor will change to an eye dropper and you'll need to click on the white spot on the image. The same one we talked about. You can zoom in and move the image about while you're in this mode by the way. so click on the area we talked about.

http://img230.imageshack.us/img230/1300/utterdespair34gn.jpg

That will get rid of the cast!!!

Sometimes you'll find that the effect is way too strong and the image might look over exposed. The area might have been white at manufacturing like this was when the T-shirt was made but it might have been less white when the shot was taken due to lighting, etc. In that case we still need to remove the cast but tone it down a bit.

Easy to do. If the image is a tad bit too bright then just hit OK anyway. Then Undo bringing you back to the original then hit "comman, shift, F" or "control, shift, F" and that will bring a slider in which you can choose the intensity of the effect ;)

I hope I didn't follow in the foot steps of a. b. c. d. presto!!! kinda explanation. If you have any questions do ask. PM me.

Leels,

Thanks its the explanation that I was looking for - nice and simple so that I can now apply it to some of my pictures.

Ever thought of teaching?

Roger

Thanks, it was about 1:00 in the morning when I posted this, I didn't mess with it at all. I don't have photoshop yet but we are planning on getting Photoshop CS real soon. I have never used photoshop, Right now, I have Corel Paint Shop Pro X and Corel Photo-Paint. I am very anxious to use photoshop. It seems like you can do a whole lot!

Here is the face of a three year old who has not gotten what she wanted(In caitlyns case, it was time for bed and she didn't want to go.) My poor baby......now you tell me you can get mad at that face!!


http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a154/KatzPomDogz/UtterDespair.jpg

Nice image. I read somewhere tha portraits are all about the expression and you certainly have one here. Next time, maybe get a litte more to her eye level, so you are not shooting down. You might also want to doa few things in an image editor to make it one of those classic-type photos, like convert to balck and white, clone out the lettering on her shirt, and blur the background more, so we really focus on her face.

Thanks for the tips, It was not a planned shoot by any means, lol. I will try to be more aware next time.

Leels,

Thanks its the explanation that I was looking for - nice and simple so that I can now apply it to some of my pictures.

Ever thought of teaching?

Roger

Yeah actually. I was offered a position to teach (design applications like photoshop, illustrator, etc) at a local private design college by one of my old teachers but I declined as I already had a job and I couldn't do 2 at the same time. No problem if you have any questions you can PM me and let me know how your shots turn out.