How to correct sunspots in group photo

pmartin4665

Greetings:
I finally purchased Adobe Photoshop CS2 and would appreciate your advice for removing sunspots from a photo (due to a bad setup and no lens hood). Is there a way to maintain the integrity of the photo while removing the sunspots?

The photo is located here:
http://pmartin4665.smugmug.com/gallery/1015890/1/47044336

Thank you for your attention to this matter. I look forward to your reply.

Andy

Ouch - maybe someone can do it, but I don't know. If I can I'll try later.

here's a tute that's related...

Andyman

Before:






Not perfect by any means, but there's a try. Don't ask exactly what I did, because I forget... alot of color mode adjustments, layer blend modes, healing brush, etc.

Editing the photo in b/w and adding the color (same image overlayed w/ color blend mode and then finely tuned) later is the basics.

[ Large version ]

Andy

Andyman wrote:

Not perfect by any means, but there's a try. Don't ask exactly what I did, because I forget... alot of color mode adjustments, layer blend modes, healing brush, etc.

Wow! Looking like a miracle happened

Andyman

Thanks, Andy.

(Are you the one who put the "before" shot in my post? If you are, thanks.)

rutt

Looks great to me. I started to play with it and realized it was going to take more time than I had. I'm not sure I would have gotten it to such a nice result. Good job!

Andy

Andyman wrote:

Thanks, Andy.

(Are you the one who put the "before" shot in my post? If you are, thanks.)

rainforest1155

Andyman wrote:

Before:
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Wow, great job.

Before using the edit you should check on the skin type of the people in the middle (where the former flare was). Especially the guy in the middle with the tie (I guess that's the one gone into retirement) looks a tad too dark.


Sebastian

pathfinder

Well done Andyman!!

pmartin4665

WOW!!! Thank you for your time & effort!
My sincerest appreciation for all the time & effort you put into transforming this picture. I'm happy to see this picture salvaged - it will make a nice reminder for my District Chief of his last shift with his crew. Thanks again!!!

Andyman wrote:

Before:






Not perfect by any means, but there's a try. Don't ask exactly what I did, because I forget... alot of color mode adjustments, layer blend modes, healing brush, etc.

Editing the photo in b/w and adding the color (same image overlayed w/ color blend mode and then finely tuned) later is the basics.

[ Large version ]

Andyman

You're welcome, man .