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Raw & Post Processing, Printing => Digital Image Processing => Topic started by: richarddd on February 18, 2013, 10:29:13 am

Title: Remove purple splotches
Post by: richarddd on February 18, 2013, 10:29:13 am
How can I get rid of the purple splotches in this photo?  
Title: Re: Remove purple splotches
Post by: Redcrown on February 18, 2013, 12:40:08 pm
In Photoshop,

1. Add a blank layer and change blend mode to color.
2. Using a soft round brush, sample a color nearby the purple, then paint over the purple.
2. Resample and repaint if necessary until it looks OK to you.
Title: Re: Remove purple splotches
Post by: richarddd on February 18, 2013, 01:41:51 pm
That works well. Thank you.

Is there a technique to use if the background is more complex rather than mostly a single color?

Also, for photos with mixed light sources, is there a way to remove a color cast from a large area, ideally something like the way LR or ACR does white balance - click on an area that should be neutral.
Title: Re: Remove purple splotches
Post by: kirkt on February 19, 2013, 05:32:58 pm
For mixed lighting, you can use multiple adjustment layers, each one neutralizing a specific cast, and then paint in the neutralizing adjustment in the accompanying layer mask where appropriate for each lighting type.

kirk

Title: Re: Remove purple splotches
Post by: LoisWakeman on February 27, 2013, 03:29:34 pm
Try Nik Viveza?