Expert advise needed for processing photo

I am having a serious issue. I had problems with my lighting at a photo shoot recently (not to mention twins with their own agenda). My problem is that the color at the top of the pictures is great but at the bottom it is orange. How do I fix this!! I use corel paint shop pro x2 and elements 7. Please tell me that someone out there knows more about what they are doing them I do!!! HELP!!!

Can you post an image?

I applied a cooling filter layer in Photoshop CS3 to increase the color temp of the orange lower half of the image. I then used a gradient mask to fade the effect of the filter so that it only affects the lower half of the image. I did not spend more than a few seconds doing this, but it would take a little more time - you would need to paint in some masking features like the hair on the girl's right side (notice it looks blue like the filter), etc. But you get the idea. I was just trying to match the fleshtones in the lower half of the image with the facial fleshtones for this mock up.

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I don't have CS3. Can this be done in corel and elements???

Oh, and thank you for your lighting advise. I will take ANY that I can get.

Hi Jennifer, yes, Elements has Photo Filter.

You may find it better to use a gradient on the mask so there is no apparent edge.

Mixing different light sources is generally bad news as you've found. Either exclude the tungsten ambient or filter you flash as already suggested. Look on the bright side though, at least the image can be processed into submission - Imagine shooting stage sets with maybe 6 or more different types of light source. Or maybe worse, discharge lighting thats there one moment and gone the next!

The mask is a gradient, there is just a very short transition - in the area where the neckline of the dress meets the fleshtone of the neck (to hide the filter mask transition). Some hand painting of the mask is also required.

kirkt wrote in post #6916647
The mask is a gradient, there is just a very short transition - in the area where the neckline of the dress meets the fleshtone of the neck (to hide the filter mask transition). Some hand painting of the mask is also required.

Missed that...it's hard to see.

Lowner wrote in post #6916386
Mixing different light sources is generally bad news as you've found. Either exclude the tungsten ambient or filter you flash as already suggested. Look on the bright side though, at least the image can be processed into submission - Imagine shooting stage sets with maybe 6 or more different types of light source. Or maybe worse, discharge lighting thats there one moment and gone the next!

I have had this happen while shooting outside. The sun goes down very quickly. I agree, I am glad I only had three light sources. But for some reason, no matter what I set the camera on it was either too bright or too dark.