Processing Help - Which Images is correct?

Hi,

I am having probs getting this image to look good even after processing.

My Monitor is calibrated, I use LR3 & for Retouch PS5.

I dont know if its my eyes, as i spent so long messing with this images or because I used a gel for Tungsten but have a feeling energy saving bulbs are not tungsten??

Please feel free to alter or edit if required. I have attached 3 that are slightly different.

Its driving me mad!!! Just a question
1:

To me the first one is too reddish and the second two are bluish (cool). Did you try a quick White Balance in ACR? I'd use the eyedropper on the door and see if that doesn't help things out.

Or on the white areas of the toy or zoom in and pick a grey patch on the heel of his sock.

tonylong wrote in post #11530979
To me the first one is too reddish and the second two are bluish (cool). Did you try a quick White Balance in ACR? I'd use the eyedropper on the door and see if that doesn't help things out.

I did use the WB eyedropper on the door, but it was not great.

I have a funny feeling i gelled for Tungsten and the ambient bulbs were energy saving bulbs, which i am not sure if they are tungsten or not??

Could that be the prob?

thanks Tony.

Energy savers are usually compact fluorescent bulbs...

Maybe thats why it goes orange when i use the WB dropper on his sock or the door then??

I did not check the bulbs!! Duh, What Gel would you use for that type of light?

#1 looks fine.Maybe a touch overexposed.

mrgooch wrote in post #11531055
#1 looks fine.Maybe a touch overexposed.

No1?? Are u Serious, Now I am confussed... Looks Under on mine and slighty red tint.

does this look any better to you?

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Looks fine.The hair looks a little red.

Thanks for taking time to edit.

How about this?

Of your three versions, I think #1 is closest to right. Here's how I would tweak it. Setting white point and black point will get you most of the way there.

IIRC, 1/4 CTG (color temp green) offsets CF bulbs if there's no other light source.

Oxford_Matt wrote in post #11531154
Thanks for taking time to edit.

How about this?

No. Assuming the door is pretty close to neutral, red is low (too much cyan) and blue is high. It has a blue/cyan cast.

Photo 2 is correct...I'd increase contrast and call it good