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Posted by Robert: Mon Jan 7th, 2013 09:10 1st Post
I have a couple of hundred images I took at a nursery nativity play just before Christmas. I have been going through them again fine tuning them.
How do I deal with this in Lightroom, I don't have Ps on my laptop, so I don't have the fine tools to edit this out.

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Posted by Robert: Mon Jan 7th, 2013 09:11 2nd Post
Taken with the D3100 18-105 VR, hand held no flash in very mixed daylight and fluorescent lighting.
The entire image...
Does it even matter?

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Posted by Robert: Mon Jan 7th, 2013 09:17 3rd Post
BTW I got the slightly dreamy look by reducing the 'presence' setting, which seems to be a sort of sharpen control but I think it also increases edge contrast.  I rather like it (on the right image).



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Posted by Squarerigger: Mon Jan 7th, 2013 09:29 4th Post
Can't answer your question Robert but I am sure Eric can fix it.
I personally think it looks natural. Skin tones change and lighting and shadows happen. You can see them if you look at a persons face. So, you can change her appearance or leave it the way it is but I would leave it. Same with ears and anywhere else the are folds and curves in the skin or body part. 
Often times I see photos exhibited by photographers who specialize in portraits and they make so many changes the person or child no longer looks real - too perfect. 
Just my own thoughts Robert - I think the photo is great and I like the effect with the presence setting. 



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Posted by Eric: Mon Jan 7th, 2013 10:41 5th Post
Squarerigger wrote: Can't answer your question Robert but I am sure Eric can fix it.
I personally think it looks natural. Skin tones change and lighting and shadows happen. You can see them if you look at a persons face. So, you can change her appearance or leave it the way it is but I would leave it. Same with ears and anywhere else the are folds and curves in the skin or body part. 
Often times I see photos exhibited by photographers who specialize in portraits and they make so many changes the person or child no longer looks real - too perfect. 
Just my own thoughts Robert - I think the photo is great and I like the effect with the presence setting. 
Nope...don't use LR.



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Posted by jk: Mon Jan 7th, 2013 11:55 6th Post
I dont think you need to get rid of the hair but if you must then you need to get Perfect Layers for Lightroom.



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Posted by richw: Mon Jan 7th, 2013 21:37 7th Post
What are you trying to edit out Robert?

If it's the fine hair that's a bit beyond Lightroom. It can do dust spots and local adjustments, but for fine detail editing you need PS.



Posted by Robert: Tue Jan 8th, 2013 03:16 8th Post
Thanks Rich, my grasp of Lightroom editing tools isn't very good, I thought it was worth asking the Q.

Anybody I have shown the pic to thinks the hair is OK so I will leave it because eyes are very hard to do well and it would really need to be done first in the process, so it would mean completely re doing the image, not worth it for a thank you job.



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Posted by jk: Tue Jan 8th, 2013 05:42 9th Post
Have you had a look at this?
http://www.ononesoftware.com/blog/2012/04/09/perfect-layers-2-now-free-layers-for-everyone/

I have this as I have the Perfect Suite7 and it is for Photoshop and Lightroom.



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Posted by richw: Tue Jan 8th, 2013 05:58 10th Post
I've not really looked at many plugins JK, I have Lightroom and Photoshop so move from one to the other if that's what the image requires.

The only plugin I might get is Silver Efex as I'm interested in doing more B&W and reputedly this is very good. I used to use Noise Ninja but since the noise reduction in Lightroom/ACR got so good I haven't bothered with it.

In general if I can do something without a plugin I prefer it, although if I was a pro I might get Portrait Pro for speeds sake.



Posted by jk: Tue Jan 8th, 2013 07:50 11th Post
Rich if you are going to buy the NikSoftware packages unless you buy them in a bundle I think the ColorEfex4 is better value than the Silver Efex as you can do everything/most of the stuff in CFX4 that SFX can do.

See here. Colour Image converted using CFX/SFX.


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Posted by richw: Tue Jan 8th, 2013 08:07 12th Post
Thanks Jonathan, I'll look tomorrow.



Posted by jk: Tue Jan 8th, 2013 10:50 13th Post
Here are the LR extensions I have to use.

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Posted by jk: Tue Jan 8th, 2013 11:53 14th Post
This is the other half of the extensions that comes out of the other menu.


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