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Skintone-correction

A very simple means of correcting the default grayish hue of
digitally captured skintones to be more realistic. The tool used here is
a simple adjustment layer with "Selectove Color Options" and the "Red Channel".
The adjustment may be small but it is obvious enough. The black slider
removes the gray tone and the other sliders compensate for this edit.
The result is a subtly warmer and less grayish image that resembles the
human skintone more accurately and realistically.

This adjustmment can easily be saved by pressing the "save" button.To retrieve
it for an other image, just load it and the same settings will be applied.


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Guest 19-Sep-2010 14:51
Thanks Kees
I am colorblind and this helps me a great deal.
I love your work!
Guest 27-Aug-2008 19:45
thanks for sharing. nice simple useful
Michael Weinberg24-Nov-2006 17:43
Hello Kees. This is a technique I use very often myself. One little additional tidbit: When photographing events, indoors with flash, people with very fair skin quite often exhibit a lot of reddish tones in their cheeks and noses. Using this technique, sliding the magenta slider gently to the left, will, with red selected, in many instances, correct that problem. Thanks for posting this, uselful lesson. All my best, Michael.
Jim Ross22-Aug-2006 19:55
A good simple to follow tip.. Cheers... :- )
Guest 01-Aug-2006 08:37
thanks for the info, I always have problems with skin tones
Gonzalo Garcia de Viedma08-Jul-2006 17:42
Thanks Kees. It is generous for your side.
Kees Terberg07-Jul-2006 23:51
Hey Celeste D., I use a Canon D60 and a 1D. The amendments are very subtle and easily altered to get the balance right. This is just a guide for what I do with a default shot from the 1D. I have not increased the reds, just reduced the cyan and black, and slightly increased the yellows in only the red channel. The credit for this tip is actually due to the greatest master of skintone correction: Mr Thierry of MPL Studio's.
Mark Koeppen07-Jul-2006 13:54
Thanks Kees. This is very effective and appreciative.
Guest 07-Jul-2006 01:06
Looks good! Informative as I am just learning to use Photoshop.

What type of camera do you use? I am curious about different digital outcomes with different cameras, as with the Canon 20D I am most often tempted to desaturate, especially the reds.
Guest 07-Jul-2006 00:55
Thanks for the tip, I tried it and it really helps!!!