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How is it possible to pull the black color of a black eye out of the head of a black headed bird like a Baltimore Oriole. Any adjustments I make to this range of black affects the whole head including eyes. Any suggestions? Thank you.
Mac mini, macOS 13.3
Was that an AppleScript for importing? All of the scripts are listed in the Thematic Index to Photos for Mac related User Tips
For a limited time (up to May 14) many of the scripts compiled as apps can be found here: No. PO1 - Applescripts From Photos User Tips Compiled as Applications
If it's not an AppleScript then drag the folders with other folders of image file onto the Photos icon in the Dock and then select Keep Folder Orginization:
to get this:
Is this what you're referring to?
Was that an AppleScript for importing? All of the scripts are listed in the Thematic Index to Photos for Mac related User Tips
For a limited time (up to May 14) many of the scripts compiled as apps can be found here: No. PO1 - Applescripts From Photos User Tips Compiled as Applications
If it's not an AppleScript then drag the folders with other folders of image file onto the Photos icon in the Dock and then select Keep Folder Orginization:
to get this:
Is this what you're referring to?
I appreciate the suggestions to use a third party app. However, I have way too many third party apps including full on PS that I feel this should be able to be accomplished in Photos on a Mac and I'm just not using the right settings. This is what I have done. Here is my Oriole with minimal light level adjustments.
His beautiful black eyeball is difficult to discern even on a very large well-calibrated monitor. So, let's just take the eye out:
Up close, you can see the color differentiation around it. At first, I went into markup, drew a circle around it and tinted jut the border of the circle with a lighter shade of black. No good. I don"t want a "drawn" eyeball. It is a strict line and not even "feathered." So took an eyedropper from Selective Color, which even when zoomed in, is too large to pick up much of that different color. Tried anyway, applied the action with adjusted hue, saturation, luminance and range and not much difference to the eye:
but it did alter the background color:
So, if there are any Photos pros out there who know how to do this, a response would be appreciated or maybe Apple can come up with a way that doesn't make me have to use PS. I have a lot of beautiful birds with black eyes.
Thank you,
Old Rookie
The only tool in Photos that will work only locally is the Retouch brush. The eye dropper in the color adjustments will modiy all pixels with in the range you select. You simply need an external editor, if you want to brush in local adjustments. And even with an external editor it will be difficult to get a natural looking result.
I tried to modify the eyes a bit with Luminar Neo (brushing in a bit of Glow and more Smart Contrast , but the eye is now looking a bit dull.
Photos for Mac does not have a tool to apply color adjustments only locally. You would need an editor that has brushes to brush the adjustments in, only locally on the eyes, for example Photoshop or similar. I am using Luminar Neo,wehn I want to touch up only parts of an image.
Old Toad,
Looking at various posts about photos and I recall seeing a response from you concerning importing photos (in Ventura) and keeping folder hierarchy in place. You had posted an address for downloading a shortcut (I believe) that made this possible. I used it and it was flawless - BUT - I can't locate it now that I need it again. Do you still have the link?
DJM
Old Toad,
Yes, the list of AppleScripts was what I had seen and was looking for. Thank you so very much. I had good luck with this AppleScript earlier, but I have also seen a post indicating Photos now will keep hierarchy when dropped on dock icon. Thanks again
DJM
Sorry Old Toad, it wasn’t me. I haven't contributed much on this forum and am still learning the Mac. I have been used to the PC for a long time and am still trying to figure a lot of things out including shortcuts. Sorry I can’t help. Good luck with that!
You can submit a feature request using the feedback form - here is a link: Apple - Photos - Feedback
Another option is Photoshop Elements for Mac. It will let you select specific areas and edit them for color or whatever.
Thank you for trying. I’ll play some more. Is there a place on Apple to suggest or ask for an additional feature?
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