Help! need help fixing ugly carpet coloring

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I have been trying to fix the carpets funky color but cant seem to get a smooth even color throughout all of the carpet. Towards the left of the picture near the doorway it is really bad but there are blotches all over that make the carpet look horrible. Any help as to how to get the carpet a nice even color would be much appreciated! If anyone notices anything else that can help sharpen this picture up to please let me know, I am working towards growing my real estate photography business and need as much advice as possible. Thanks in advance!

Todd Shaner · Accepted Answer

https://forums.adobe.com/people/Chuck+Uebele wrote
This is really something that needs to be done in Photoshop and not Lightroom.

You can also do this in LR using the Local Adjustment Brush with Auto Mask and The Clone Heal Tool to remove the remaining spots. It's a toss-up as to which method is easiest to use. LR's Auto Mask isn't perfect, but edges can be cleaned up further with Auto Mask unchecked and using the SHIFT key to create straight-line edge corrections. Tutorials here:

How to apply local adjustments to photos in Photoshop Lightroom

Lightroom Enhanced Spot Removal tool

Here's an example:

Chuck Uebele · Answer

This is really something that needs to be done in Photoshop and not Lightroom. In PS, you can target the area that are off color easier by using mask and other mean.

By using color range and a curves adjustment layer, you can equalize a lot of the mottled color.

You can then go a step further and sample the rug colors to make a gradient layer with the blend mode set to color. reduce the opacity to taste, and use blend-if sliders with blue channel to eliminate most of the white walls. A mask can clean up the rest.

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