“help control the pet population. Have your pet spayed or neutered.”
~Bob Barker
Emily before the "green-eye" removal
So I had this picture of my 6-year-old Cocker Spaniel, Emily, that I thought looked OK but needed to get rid of the “green-eye”. I watched the video Matt has up in the subscriber area at http://www.photoshopelementsuser.com and decided to give it a go. If you are not a subscriber, you may want to check it out. There is a wealth of information available from both the subscriber area and the magazine itself.
Emily gave us quite a scare about 2 weeks ago when she became suddenly ill. As anyone with a pet can tell you, you know when something is wrong. We took her to the vet and she had to stay for a couple of days but is home now and doing much better. She was diagnosed with Hemorrhagic GastroEnteritis (HGE) which can be fatal if not treated promptly. If you would like more information on the condition you can find it here (http://vetmedicine.about.com/cs/dogdiseasesh/a/HGEindogs.htm) or contact your vet.
As I stated above, she is much better now and more like her old self. Here is the finished product after removing the “green-eye”.
Emily after the "green-eye" removal
#1 by Terri on January 7, 2010 - 11:57 pm
Glad she’s ok and that sounded pretty serious. She is a cutie. Looks like a good snuggler.
#2 by Tammy McChesney on January 8, 2010 - 12:24 am
Isn’t that tutorial the best? I use it quite often and it works…
What a cutie…my Chloe had that one time and scared me to death, funny how our fur friends get to be such a big part of our lives, sometimes I like them better than my kids – they don’t talk back LOL
#3 by danudin on January 8, 2010 - 1:19 am
Glad she is well! Great processing, I had always wondered about the green eyed monster, but didn’t know her name was Emily.
#4 by Sheila on January 8, 2010 - 8:32 am
Al – Glad she is doing better – she is adorable! We don’t have any pets at the moment and this makes me want for more! Thanks for sharing her!
#5 by Julie McLeod on January 8, 2010 - 8:36 am
That is a wonderful result – totally transforms the image! She is certainly a cute dog and as Terri said, very cuddly looking…
I can second your recommendation of the PhotoshopElementsUser subscriber area and the magazine. It is well worth the price of admission!
#6 by Clara Williams on January 8, 2010 - 11:17 am
Great job on the green-eye removal. It does totally transform the image. Glad that you puppy is feeling better.
#7 by Bobbie on January 8, 2010 - 8:24 pm
Splendid work! Those eyes would melt anyone’s heart! I’m glad she’s OK after such a scare.
#8 by Ellen on January 8, 2010 - 11:42 pm
That must have been a scare indeed. Nice job on the fix. (those are some odd ‘possibly related posts’ links that WP put in.
#9 by D. S. Fisher on January 9, 2010 - 10:42 am
Great job with the green eye removal! And a lovely photo of Emily, very expressive.
#10 by dorispac on January 12, 2010 - 10:41 pm
Super correction! Glad Emily is doing better and you guys can enjoy each other more. What a joy our pets are!
#11 by Edmund on January 13, 2010 - 9:43 pm
Great work on the perverbial Green eye. It makes the photo.
#12 by Sue on January 15, 2010 - 2:42 am
I am going to have to check out that tutorial…my cocker’s eyes also get a green colour sometimes. Looking forward to seeing more of this little one on the Photowalk!