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ManyOldPhotos
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November 8, 2021
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Rescue old red photos

  • November 8, 2021
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I've scanned a photo for a friend and it has a distinctive red color to it. I'd like to restore it to natural color but all of the automatic tools are insufficient. I'd love to know what steps I can take to correct the color. I'm not very savvy when it comes to the different brush modes. I fiddled with one of them but now I see pink streaks in her hair, as seen in the second photo. Also, I've forgotten what I used to decrease the red. I think I painted over with some bruch. ? ? (It's been a long day!)

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    Correct answer Greg_S.

    Usually, the best tool to remove a color cast is Levels (Ctrl+L).  In your example, I used the grey (middle) eye-dropper tool and clicked on the sidewalk.  I also lowered the white point setting.  So, one click and one slider adjustment gets the following result:

     

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    Greg_S.
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    Greg_S.Community ExpertCorrect answer
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    November 8, 2021

    Usually, the best tool to remove a color cast is Levels (Ctrl+L).  In your example, I used the grey (middle) eye-dropper tool and clicked on the sidewalk.  I also lowered the white point setting.  So, one click and one slider adjustment gets the following result:

     

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