Help me be less orange?
March 30, 2011 2:22 PM Subscribe
How can I make my picture look less orange?
After years of terrible pictures on the company intranet, I finally had one taken (by a friend) that I like. The only problem is that I look orange - oompa loompa orange. I am not normally orange in real life, so I assume it was the lighting.
Is there any way to remove the orange and salvage the picture?
I don't have any fancy photo software, no photoshop or similar. Bonus stress - the picture is due in HR by tomorrow.
Any ideas? Thanks in advance for any help.
After years of terrible pictures on the company intranet, I finally had one taken (by a friend) that I like. The only problem is that I look orange - oompa loompa orange. I am not normally orange in real life, so I assume it was the lighting.
Is there any way to remove the orange and salvage the picture?
I don't have any fancy photo software, no photoshop or similar. Bonus stress - the picture is due in HR by tomorrow.
Any ideas? Thanks in advance for any help.
If you provided a link, say to a Flickr image, you could have several MeFi members all trying to compete at "Who's the Better Photoshopper" and fix the image for you for free.
posted by Civil_Disobedient at 2:27 PM on March 30, 2011 [1 favorite]
posted by Civil_Disobedient at 2:27 PM on March 30, 2011 [1 favorite]
1. Download Picasa.
2. Adjust color temperature, or even just try the auto color button.
posted by Oddly at 2:28 PM on March 30, 2011
2. Adjust color temperature, or even just try the auto color button.
posted by Oddly at 2:28 PM on March 30, 2011
Response by poster: I tried playing with Picasa and had no luck. I think I might have made myself orangeier.
I'm a tad paranoid about posting my picture. I don't know why, but putting my face on the internet freaks me out. The company intranet is bad enough.
posted by Sheppagus at 2:29 PM on March 30, 2011
I'm a tad paranoid about posting my picture. I don't know why, but putting my face on the internet freaks me out. The company intranet is bad enough.
posted by Sheppagus at 2:29 PM on March 30, 2011
If you don't want to post it, you could MeMail it to me and I'd be happy to have a stab at it with photoshop.
posted by you're a kitty! at 2:34 PM on March 30, 2011
posted by you're a kitty! at 2:34 PM on March 30, 2011
MeMail me, too, if we're playing Photoshop-Go-Round! I'm betting a quick Image -> Adjust -> Auto Levels will clear that right up.
posted by ErikaB at 2:41 PM on March 30, 2011
posted by ErikaB at 2:41 PM on March 30, 2011
Response by poster: Picasa gave me the option to edit it in Picnik, where I found a color slider that let me de-orange myself.
Thank you so much for all the help and offers of photoshop magic.
posted by Sheppagus at 2:46 PM on March 30, 2011
Thank you so much for all the help and offers of photoshop magic.
posted by Sheppagus at 2:46 PM on March 30, 2011
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posted by needs more cowbell at 2:27 PM on March 30, 2011 [1 favorite]