Curvemeister Forum

Greg
I found this very difficult. First I tried to get rid of the blue/purple in rgb but I forgot to save that screen. Then I went into lab and agonised for what seemed hours. This was my best shot. I even tried CMYK at one time. I think I have sort of got the skin tones but something seems off in the rest of the photo. I also could not get the yellow out of the collar or paper. I would be very pleased to get some feedback, positive or negative.

I also used shadow/highlight to open up the shadows just a little bit and added some sharpening and I am trying to make myself use unsharp mask in photoshop elements. I have my copy of photoshop but am waiting until I get my photoshop upgrade of curvemeister before I try to use it.
Julie

This is not an easy image...That is due mostly to your personal knowledge of what looks "normal" To me in your image the concrete looks too green...That is a personal choice since the hue clocks I set did not show too much of a variation +/- 3 points in LAB.  I adjusted the RGB green channel as shown but again it is well within normal. 

The Yellow/Green paper and collar are problems if you do not apply other tools...I would probably clone out the paper and create a mask for the collar as the easiest solution.  But for our class those items present problems that give us a chance to learn more about what curves can do well and what types of things cause us to pull our hair out.

I also have a problem with the contrast of the original and can see anyone opening the shadows a bit so that was a wise choice.  Overall I think you have a solid correction that might require a few minor tweaks...I made a change and used the compare button the first time I looked at your image...It helped confirm for me at least that the concrete was too green...

Greg

Nice job with the skin tone,especially the legs.GregM