When taking portrait photos of newborns against a black or white background (fabric), when editing the digital pictures, how can I easily make the background look solid where you don't see color variations & wrinkles in the fabrics? I want it to look like they're floating in a way! I'm...

Hi. Can anyone please explain a simple way to give a photograph a vintage effect using Photoshop Elements 6? Where it's still color, but a little muted. Also, when taking portrait photos of newborns against a black or white background (fabric), when editing the digital pictures, how can I easily...

A few weeks ago I did some newborn portraits for a good friend of mine. She loves them, her hubby loves them and I'm processing the ones they want to get them ready for printing. I did a test print at my local Costco because I was trying to decide whether or not to use a skin softening filter very...

I am a new user and trying to decide which method to use to print out photos. First, are there any requirements or recommendations on how the photos should be submitted? I know some companies request the file to be embedded with calibration information and at a specific resolution. Is there a setting...

My first question has to deal with color correction. If I choose to have mpix color correct my pictures, will I lose any creative editing I've done? For example if I burn in the corners, or put a vignette on a picture, or if I would use antique colors. Also, on my last order I had a couple of pictures...

[quote user="krop"]what exactly is a grey card for? What do you do with it? Does this make a big difference?[/quote] It's used so you've got a known quantity to balance all your color around. A few months ago I posted a detailed gray card HOWTO. :-) The big difference is knowing your...

layer with inverse of cast.

Curves layer, using the color sampler to guide me in the info palette.

I figured let me give a try. 1. I used lab color space 2. A curves layer 3. A layer with the opposite of the cast to neutralize it.

Hey guys, I tried again. Do these look better? I really like the b&w and the color looks better but it looks a little fake to me. I like a more natural look but I like the smoother skin of the ones that are edited. I think the color pic is too blue but my monitor is not calibrated right, that's...