Removing red eye

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Michael Rosen
Aug 7, 2003
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I am following the "how to" instructions for removing red eye but the pupils now look an eery silver instead of the evil red. I selected default colors per the instructions. Am I doing something wrong?

Thanks,
Mike
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showard
Aug 7, 2003
i have the same problem and am interested in some pointers on this seemingly easy item.
KL
Kenneth Liffmann
Aug 7, 2003
Mike,
Try this:
1. Zoom in on eyes
2. Use lasso tool to select one eye
3. Hold down shift key and select other eye with lasso
4. Feather selection by 1 pixel (select>feather)
5. Bring up hue/saturation adj. layer
6. Select "reds" from drop down menu
7. Slide lightness down to -100
Ken
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Michael Rosen
Aug 7, 2003
Thanks to everyone.

Ken, trying your suggestions first, I don’t see "reds" in the drop down menu of the hue/saturation adj. layer. I selected Layer>New Adjustment Layer>Hue/Saturation to get there.

Thanks,
Mike
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Kenneth Liffmann
Aug 7, 2003
Mike,
First mistake that I ever made. How did the correction come out? Ken
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Nancy S
Aug 7, 2003
Michael,

Though it seems reasonable that pupils should be black, it doesn’t work out well. The eyes would appear to belong to some sort of zombie! Just a suggestion of what color not to substitute.
NS
Nancy S
Aug 7, 2003
Michael,

forgot…
it often dramatically improves an image to put a ‘catch light’ in the eyes. On a new blank layer above image, zoom way in and with small brush add a ‘ very close to white’ spot to each eye, a glint.
KL
Kenneth Liffmann
Aug 7, 2003
Nancy,
I concur. Can leave just a little red in the pupil to make it look more realistic. Probably can color eye to look quite natural if the luminosity is preserved. Ken
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Phosphor
Aug 7, 2003
Mike,

Maybe you’re not going far enough into the process to get to the color selection on the Hue/Sat. layer.

When you go the route you describe, above, after selecting Hue/Saturation, the first thing that comes up is the "New Layer" dialog. Just click OK, and THEN the Hue/Saturation dialog comes up, with the "Edit" dropdown at the top, pre-set to the default "master". Open the list and pick red (or any other color listed to play around with them). I find it sometimes useful to also reduce Magenta this way, to un-demonize eyes.

HTH,

Byron
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jhbrooks
Aug 7, 2003
I have an easy solution that I’m happy with.

* zoom in so you can see both eyes at once
* use the Red Eye tool first
* for touch up use the Burn Tool. Set Range to Shadows, Exposure to 25% and use the "[" or "]" keys to get the circle the right size. (Use Shift [ or Shift ] for fine tuning between size jumps). Touch each puple until you’re happy with it.

I like this solution because it’s fast and it leaves the catch lights alone (because you are only darkening the shadows).

jb

"Michael Rosen" wrote in message
I am following the "how to" instructions for removing red eye but the
pupils now look an eery silver instead of the evil red. I selected default colors per the instructions. Am I doing something wrong?
Thanks,
Mike
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Paul L UK
Aug 8, 2003
Adding to Ken & Byron, I tend to take the saturation down to about -90, as well as reduce the lightness to about the same. (Only on reds)

Paul

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