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Greyscale Mix Anonymous
On lightroom, does /p/ like to combine the yellows and reds on the greyscale mix (as on the left), or split the yellows and the reds (as on the right).

I can't decide because combining the yellows and reds makes zits and blemishes go away, but not combining them gives photos more texture.

Which does /p/ prefer?
>> Einta !!MWv3ICYobCM
My general personal tendency is for minimizing skin flaws....but the one on the right is _way_ better.

It seems that she's heavily freckled, rather than flawed. One thing to note is the overall exposure of her face seems to change quite a lot. The one on the left is overexposed, with the one on the right being "about right".

tl;dr Right FTW
>> Anonymous
the more real a picture look, the better. Fuck all that editing (for unrealness)
>> Anonymous
>>270251
Yeah, same on channel mixing into greyscale instead of desaturating into greyscale. Freckles and zits are more red, and skin is more yellow. So if you balance the yellow and red intensity, freckles and zits start going away, but most of the 'tan' that people have in their skin will also wash out, thus the over exposed look.

Better to use the healing tool on blemishes and then use the reds to get texture.
>> Anonymous
Go right!
>> Anonymous
Her freckles are a necessary detail you should strive to conserve.
>> Anonymous
It depends on the face. Those obviously aren't zits or blemishes on her face, so you don't want to cover them up. For a darker model, you would mix channels differently.
>> Anonymous
the one on the left is overexposed, the one on the right has too much contrast. Freckles aren't blemishes, but the way this photo was taken, it looks like UV damage. Post the original and maybe you can find a balance.
>> Anonymous
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