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On Sat, 6 Jan 2007 19:39:05 -0800, "Mike Russell"
<RE-MOVEmike@Curvemeister.comRE-MOVE> wrote:

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>Mike said:
>>>The standard way is a mask with an adjustment layer, and you should 
>>>probably
>>>start by doing it that way.
>>
>> Mike, could you be a lot more specific?  I know how to paint using the
>> quick mask - but that's all.
>
>Actually, Hunt did a good job on this, and I couldn't say it much better.

OK, I Googled and found Gordon Hunt.  How do I find the procedure for
the faces?  Thanks.
>
>>>As an advanced technique, if the faces are brighter, or a different color
>>>than most of the rest of the image it may be faster and easier to dup the
>>>image to a new layer, adjust the faces ignoring the rest of the image, use
>>>the layer's Blend If sliders set appropriately to change only the faces, 
>>>and
>>>use a layer mask to clean up any parts that are not caught by the Blend If
>>>sliders.
>>
>> Same here.  If you could be more specific, I'll learn something new.
>> Thanks......
>
>If the faces are lighter than the rest of the image, or otherwise 
>distinguished in the amount of red, green, or blue in them, then you can use 
>this method.
>
>Duplicate the image to a new layer, and use curves (or your favorite method) 
>to make the faces lighter.  Then double click on the layer in the layers 
>palette, and fiddle with the Blend If sliders so that only the faces are 
>changed.  If there are any non-face areas you care about whose color is 
>lightened, use a layer mask and paint those areas black to get rid of them.
>
>For additional "blend if" leverage, convert the image to Lab mode.  In Lab 
>you can select more effectively based on the color of the object, apart from 
>its lightness.  Dpreveiw has a discussion with an example image:
><http://forums.dpreview.com/forums/readflat.asp?forum=1006&message=21349443&changemode=1>
>
>The ultimate source for this technique is in Dan Margulis's Lab book.