[Leica] Advice sought on colour-correcting magenta cast black fabrics in Photoshop

[ricc at embarqmail.com (Ric Carter)]

hey peter

i usually select the area and desaturate

ric


On Mar 18, 2010, at 5:19 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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