sarah_lange1 Posted May 21, 2014 Share Posted May 21, 2014 <p>What's the best way in Photoshop to fix roots that are showing about an inch or more before the part line? Young woman, wavy 'blond' long hair. Her dark and mildly gray roots were showing when we shot her portraits. She's asked me to fix them as though she'd just colored her hair and no roots showing. I tried with clone stamp but made a big mess. I can borrow from where her hair is nicely colored but there is no hair definition when I paste the copied sections down, just mush of the right color. Thanks.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spearhead Posted May 21, 2014 Share Posted May 21, 2014 <p>There are a lot of ways to do this. The method I have used for similar cleanup is with a hue/saturation layer. There is a tutorial <a href="http://www.photoshopessentials.com/photo-editing/hair-color/">here</a> that is probably a good start.</p> Music and Portraits Blog: Life in Portugal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
howard_m Posted May 21, 2014 Share Posted May 21, 2014 <p>the patch tool might be useful in this case</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spearhead Posted May 21, 2014 Share Posted May 21, 2014 <p>I would recommend against the patch tool, it won't be significantly better than the clone tool. What you want is to change just the color and that isn't hard to do with a hue/saturation layer.</p> Music and Portraits Blog: Life in Portugal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yanavas Posted May 21, 2014 Share Posted May 21, 2014 <p>You can try these steps in Photoshop:<br> First select general area in the picture using Lasso or Marquee tool.<br> Than<br> Image > Adjustments > Replace Color<br> and use eyedroplet within "Replace Color" to select roots and change hue and saturation as needed.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twmeyer Posted May 22, 2014 Share Posted May 22, 2014 <p>$100 per hour, or tell her to get a dye job and reshoot... </p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John G. Posted May 22, 2014 Share Posted May 22, 2014 <p>I use the dodge tool > midtones > 4% to lighten the roots and then the Clone stamp in Color Mode > unaligned to duplicate the blonde color.</p> <p>Good luck!</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sarah_lange1 Posted May 24, 2014 Author Share Posted May 24, 2014 Thanks everyone. Yes, $75 per hour is what I charge for this type of editing but of course only if I get it done right. I should add something about this in pre-shoot recommendations just like I do to void chipped nail polish. Thanks for the suggestions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wogears Posted May 30, 2014 Share Posted May 30, 2014 <p>Hmmmm. Copy some of the bottle blonde to a new image or layer. Rotate it until the direction matches the roots. Clone from the new layer to the roots in Color mode.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gsphotoguy Posted June 2, 2014 Share Posted June 2, 2014 <p>I have a very simple policy for my shoots, temporary blemishes (pimples, bruises, etc.) I'll do my best to retouch. If it is permanent, or semi permanent, it stays the way it looks when you walk in.</p> <p>Of course I'm shooting mostly art images and not for a client. </p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spearhead Posted June 2, 2014 Share Posted June 2, 2014 <blockquote> <p>Of course I'm shooting mostly art images and not for a client.</p> </blockquote> Obviously Sarah is shooting for a client if she is talking about hourly charges. Music and Portraits Blog: Life in Portugal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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