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<blockquote data-quote="BackdoorArts" data-source="post: 444368" data-attributes="member: 9240">The most important thing is a well lit and properly exposed photo to start with.&nbsp; Something like that can certainly be done in LR alone, but not necessarily with that image.&nbsp; I used Photoshop to fix white balance and add some blur, Nik Color Efex to add reflector lighting from the front and do some contrast adjustments and then Lightroom to do some radial filter and color balance/saturation adjustments.This is as it came out of Photoshop/Nik:[ATTACH=full]152504[/ATTACH]And this is after Lightroom:[ATTACH=full]152505[/ATTACH]I wouldn't say I &quot;like&quot; the treatment, but it gives you an idea of what can be done on a shot.&nbsp; Whether or not it should be done is another question.&nbsp; Again, a properly lit RAW file would have been a better starting point.As for learning how to do that?&nbsp; There are tutorials out the wazoo out there, some free and others not.&nbsp; There are Photoshop Actions and LR Filters to help you along, but again these cost money and you really don't learn anything.Pardon me, but screw a site that gives you 12 videos for $99.&nbsp; Go to Lynda.com and take a look at their photography videos.&nbsp; Amazingly comprehensive, from how to's on LR and PS to processing portraiture like this.&nbsp; Unlimited videos for $25/month ($35 if you want exercise files).&nbsp; Best collection of resources out there, and not just for photography.&nbsp; I join every 6 months for a month and catch up.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="BackdoorArts, post: 444368, member: 9240"] The most important thing is a well lit and properly exposed photo to start with. Something like that can certainly be done in LR alone, but not necessarily with that image. I used Photoshop to fix white balance and add some blur, Nik Color Efex to add reflector lighting from the front and do some contrast adjustments and then Lightroom to do some radial filter and color balance/saturation adjustments. This is as it came out of Photoshop/Nik: [ATTACH type="full"]152504._xfImport[/ATTACH] And this is after Lightroom: [ATTACH type="full"]152505._xfImport[/ATTACH] I wouldn't say I "like" the treatment, but it gives you an idea of what [I]can[/I] be done on a shot. Whether or not it [I]should[/I] be done is another question. Again, a properly lit RAW file would have been a better starting point. As for learning how to do that? There are tutorials out the wazoo out there, some free and others not. There are Photoshop Actions and LR Filters to help you along, but again these cost money and you really don't learn anything. Pardon me, but screw a site that gives you 12 videos for $99. Go to Lynda.com and take a look at their photography videos. Amazingly comprehensive, from how to's on LR and PS to processing portraiture like this. Unlimited videos for $25/month ($35 if you want exercise files). Best collection of resources out there, and not just for photography. I join every 6 months for a month and catch up. [/QUOTE]

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