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Old 16-04-14, 13:44
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Default White and Mid Grey Match

In this idea - I made a WORK COPY - then OPEN my ORIGINAL in my HUE/SATURATION TOOL.
First off - I REMOVED my COLOR (SATURATION) by making my VALUE BOX NUMBER to "0".
Then - I REMOVED my BRIGHTNESS by making my VALUE BOX NUMBER to "0".
Then - I SLOWLY begin to REPLACE BRIGHTNESS - by holding the WHITE of my 10 POINT GRAY SCALE (under even houselights) AGAINST the WHITE in the GRAY SCALE in the IMAGE to MATCH the SAME BRIGHTNESS in the WHITES.
Then - I SLOWLY REPLACE my COLOR - until my COLOR until I REACH the SAME BRIGHTNESS as in point directly above. Then I may add a touch of HUE as well or I may not depending if it is needed. I can also use the GREY CARD and do the same with that as a double check.
Then - when finished that - I may add a touch of CONTRAST, SHARPNESS or ..... only AS of IF NEEDED.
Then - I CROP and RESIZE and SAVE the FINAL RESULT.
One thing I do like - this cropped image is much closer to what my naked eyes saw than the original and my whites are not wiped - or close to being wiped out - with the texture still in the clothes.
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