I end up with a lot of red feet and red hands… any tricks for post processing or positioning that will help with this?
Ah yes, the red/purple hands and feet! This is SUPER common with newborns since their circulartory systems are not quite fully developed just yet. This is going to happen if they stay in any pose for a bit, usually I shoot, get the shots I want, and move on but sometimes it happens regardless. It’s a super easy fix in photoshop though: Here’s the straight out of the camera shot, notice the hand is a little purple/pink: Next I process it as usual then use my lasso tool and select the offending appendage: Then with that selected I go in and do a new selective color layer and under “neutrals” I pull out some magenta, some cyan and add some yellow. I don’t have specific numbers, I just eyeball it. Then I take the eraser tool and erase around the edges a bit to blend if needed. And after, much better! 6. Thanks for your generosity, Amber. I would love to see what bean bag you use, what blankets, etc. and how you set it all up on a typical shoot. I am always on the hunt from new blankets and
