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Adding contrast to your photos

Writing by admin on Thursday, 11 of January , 2007 at 12:46 am

Here’s a tutorial that will help you enhance your photos with more contrast making it look more better.

Step 1) Open up a photo that you would like to add  some better contrast to.
 
Step 2) You need to sharpen your image first. This makes it easy to determine contrast. (Filter -> Sharpen -> Sharpen). If it’s too strong or sharp you can easily fade it by Edit > Fade Sharpen.
 
Step 3) Duplicate the sharpened and background layer and then apply (Filter -> Blur -> Gaussion Blur) with a radius of 3.0.
 
Step 4) Now change the layer mode to Overlay, and the opacity to 30%. This will up the contrast generously.

Step 5) Next create a new layer and fill it with a light or softer blue. Then change the layer mode to Soft Light and the layer opacity to 23%. This will add a nice tone and contrast. 
 
Step 6) In the Layers drop-down menu, go to (Layer -> New Adjustment Layer > Brightness/Contrast). For brightness, select about 9+, and for Contrast, select about the same, 9+.
 
Step 7) In the Layers drop-down menu, make Gradient Map Adjustment Layer by going to (Layer -> New Adjustment Layer -> Gradient Map). Use a hint of grayish red. The image will now be black and white, but don’t fret!
 
Step 8.) Change the layer to soft light with an opacity of 25%. Your colored image will now be back.Next create a new layer and fill it with a light or softer blue. Then change the layer mode to Soft Light and the layer opacity to 23%. This will add a nice tone and contrast.   In the Layers drop-down menu, go to (Layer -> New Adjustment Layer > Brightness/Contrast). For brightness, select about 9+, and for Contrast, select about the same, 9+. In the Layers drop-down menu, make Gradient Map Adjustment Layer by going to (Layer -> New Adjustment Layer -> Gradient Map). Use a hint of grayish red. The image will now be black and white, but don’t fret! Change the layer to soft light with an opacity of 25%. Your colored image will now be back.and you’re done!

Next create a new layer and fill it with a light or softer blue. Then change the layer mode to Soft Light and the layer opacity to 23%. This will add a nice tone and contrast.   In the Layers drop-down menu, go to (Layer -> New Adjustment Layer > Brightness/Contrast). For brightness, select about 9+, and for Contrast, select about the same, 9+. In the Layers drop-down menu, make Gradient Map Adjustment Layer by going to (Layer -> New Adjustment Layer -> Gradient Map). Use a hint of grayish red. The image will now be black and white, but don’t fret! Change the layer to soft light with an opacity of 25%. Your colored image will now be back.and you’re done!

Before and after

 

Category: Tutorials, Photo Effects

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