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Subject: [Leica] Advice sought on colour-correcting magenta cast black fabrics in Photoshop
From: imagist3 at mac.com (George Lottermoser)
Date: Thu, 18 Mar 2010 10:22:37 -0500
References: <E370F3E2-02AE-484C-819A-2248AEE1644E@yahoo.co.uk>

First off - the entire photo appears way too magenta on my calibrated  
monitor.

Regards,
George Lottermoser
george at imagist.com
http://www.imagist.com
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On Mar 18, 2010, at 4:19 AM, Peter Cheyne wrote:

> I would like to make some prints taken from M8 photos.  A few of  
> these photos have the magenta cast on black fabrics photographed in  
> tungsten light.  I have used
> the selective brush in Lightroom to darken the fabric in photo, but  
> the tool cannot be used in other photos where it's application  
> proved too fiddly.  I have heard that
> it is easier to turn this magenta-purple into black in Photoshop (I  
> use Photoshop 7, but haven't used it for a while).
>
> Could anyone please share with me a simple workflow to colour- 
> correct M8 photos in Photoshop?
>
> Here is a sample photo typical of what I wish to correct.  My t- 
> shirt is actually close to that colour, though a little bluer and  
> darker.  Her top should be almost black.
> I don't mind my t-shirt turning blacker in the process.
>
> http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=4901228&id=671857576
>
> Peter Cheyne
>
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In reply to: Message from geordiepete211 at yahoo.co.uk (Peter Cheyne) ([Leica] Advice sought on colour-correcting magenta cast black fabrics in Photoshop)