Skin Color Correction

Hi,
I have a family portrait that was shot in a wooded area. The green from the trees is strongly reflected onto the faces of the people in the shot.
What is the best way to get get rid of the green in the skin color?
Thanks

You might try the earlier thread on the same question...
http://www.adobeforums.com/webx/.59b6aaa6/3

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Danny,
A couple of things that I noticed were:
1.) on the wide shot of the spokesman and the display, the display area was either well lit, with light off of the background, or perhaps tweaked in post to darken just the background area.
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RicardoAngelo wrote:
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