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Who wants Pop!
PP is a necessary part of our work flow and we all want our images to "POP", so I thought we could share some simple ways we go about achieving this. Here are some quick and dirty tricks that I have come up with while fiddling around in Photoshop. Forgive me if these are already well known techniques - I'm no boffin (tech geek). Please add some of your own.
Technique 1:
- Create an Exposure Adjustment layer
- Drop the Offset to about -0.0026 (more if needed)
- Raise the Exposure slightly but usually this is not required
- Done
Simple. Toggle this layer on and off to see a slight pop and increase in contrast. Good for hazy images.
Technique 2:
- Create a Black and White Adjustment layer
- Find a filter style you like such as Infrared
- Set the Blend Mode to Overlay
- Adjust the layer opacity to about 15% (just a guide)
- Done
Toggle this layer on and off to see some contrast pop.
Remember 'Less is More', don't over do it. Find what looks good then back-off just a touch. I'm the worst offender when it comes to over-baking an image [:P]
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