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deedeeO » Mon Mar 24, 2008 12:15 am
Hi Kimi,
EVERYONE is hitting the correct points on Lightroom/RAW adjustments....I'm with Chuck, and the image that you posted has very nice color tone. Unfortunately, there is no magic "EASY" button when it comes to color adjustments. Maybe that is why I prefer black/white.
However, there are many combinations that can be utilized to obtain the correct color tone esp. for skin.
Someone mentioned temperature. Key in combination with exposure, and white balance, and I'll throw in saturation and clarity. I usually also take the image into CS2 and use a combination of color balance and channels. And if all this still doesn't get me the quality that I like, I throw in the towel and convert to black/white.
Now trying to get optimal white balance and exposure right from the start is key.....take images with and without flash, take images with low and high aperatures....all these circumstances also control the color/lighting outcome of your image...try not to get discouraged...RAW is fun, really!!!