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<blockquote data-quote="BackdoorArts" data-source="post: 330977" data-attributes="member: 9240">Quick &quot;How To&quot; via PS screen shots from one of the edits above.Step 1: Basic Lightroom adjustments and open to Photoshop...[ATTACH]100601[/ATTACH]Step 2: B&amp;W conversion in Silver Efex Pro 2 based on a high structure preset, but lots of tweaks and color filter applied...[ATTACH]100602[/ATTACH]Step 3: Change layer blend mode from Normal to Luminosity...[ATTACH]100603[/ATTACH]At this point I create a new Layer from the visible layers (Cmd-Option-Shift-E) so that I can apply light edits to the resulting blend.Step 4: Dodge &amp; Burn areas to remove shadows in the face and create a faux vignette around him to make him stand out a little more.[ATTACH]100604[/ATTACH]Step 5: Back in LR I boosted the Clarity slider a bit to amplify the effect, moreso on some images than others.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="BackdoorArts, post: 330977, member: 9240"] Quick "How To" via PS screen shots from one of the edits above. [I] Step 1: Basic Lightroom adjustments and open to Photoshop...[/I] [ATTACH=CONFIG]100601._xfImport[/ATTACH] [I]Step 2: B&W conversion in Silver Efex Pro 2 based on a high structure preset, but lots of tweaks and color filter applied... [/I] [ATTACH=CONFIG]100602._xfImport[/ATTACH] [I]Step 3: Change layer blend mode from [B]Normal[/B] to [B]Luminosity[/B]... [/I] [ATTACH=CONFIG]100603._xfImport[/ATTACH] At this point I create a new Layer from the visible layers (Cmd-Option-Shift-E) so that I can apply light edits to the resulting blend. [I]Step 4: Dodge & Burn areas to remove shadows in the face and create a faux vignette around him to make him stand out a little more. [/I] [ATTACH=CONFIG]100604._xfImport[/ATTACH] [I]Step 5: Back in LR I boosted the Clarity slider a bit to amplify the effect, moreso on some images than others.[/I] [/QUOTE]

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