jo_rose1

<p>Thanks so much Joe.</p>

<p>I downloaded GIMP just a couple of weeks ago so I'll head into it tonight and fix the colours.</p>

<p>What a great result from the post, can see I'll be heading back here again :)</p>

<p>hehe, Joe I didnt realise you had posted the photo of the fixup - it looks good. The funny thing is I was looking at it just thinking it was mine repeated and thinking , 'actually it's not as bad as I thought it was'. </p>

<p>And wondering why your last sentence ended how it did with no 'fix instructions' for me to follow.</p>

<p>Oh dear....</p>

<p>I'm actually not a dopey person believe it or not lol</p>

<p>Andrew - I shot the dress about a hundred times over the course of the afternoon with and without flash and with varying degrees of flash. Different lenses too. No success in any of them.<br>

Actually in the photo I submitted here the purple looks the best out of all the pictures I took.<br>

I should start taking photos in RAW, Ive been taking the scardycat option and just doing JPG. I fiddled a bit with colour just using Irfanview as it's just a simple program I've become comfortable with. I do have photoshop but havent put in the time to learn it well. I fiddled with the blue and red without success but I didnt think about fiddling with the green slider. Might be a bugger that most of the shots are in luscious green gardens lol<br>

I'll have a peek at Adobe Lightroom, thanks heaps.<br>

Joe - thankyou for shedding the light on why it happens. I had googled a few days before taking the pictures (as soon as I heard there was purple in the dress) but I couldnt find much to help me.</p>

<p>This lovely girl was the date of my friend's son at their prom and I felt bad I couldnt capture her dress well as it was really vibrant</p>

<p>Jo</p>

<p>Hi,<br>

just found this forum whilst googling, am hoping it will become a bit of a companion for me whilst I pursue my hobby as I will be hungry for advice!<br>

I am using an Olympus e-420 and taking some photos I've noticed that if often portrays purple as blue.<br>

Can anyone tell me why this is and how I can correct it?<br>

Yesterday I photographed a multicoloured dress next to a purple Chevy. The purple in the dress was the same as the Chev yet it looked blue in the dress while the car still looked purple.<br>

I've had this happen in my handheld digital camera in the past too.<br>

I'm hoping it's an easy fix,</p>

<p>thanks for your help,<br>

cheers,<br>

Jo</p>

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