DonnB
Well-Known Member
This is the method i have been using lately. So try it and let me know what you think...
[FONT="]Start off by opening the image you want to retouch in Photoshop. I use tiff images as my version wont accept raw files.[/FONT]
[FONT="]Go through Layer>Duplicate Layer, a small window will pop up for you to choose a new name for your duplicated layer, click OK to proceed. From your Layers Panel, choose the recently duplicated layer and change its Blending Mode into Soft Light.[/FONT]
[FONT="]Go through Layer>Duplicate Layer once again and this time give the recently duplicated layer a Gaussian Blur by going through Filters>Blur>Gaussian Blur set it at 10 px. From the Layers Panel, give the blurred layer an Overlay blending Mode and change its Opacity to 20%.[/FONT]
[FONT="]Now this is what I do if I need to fix up the contrast.[/FONT]
[FONT="]On the first layer, go through to Image>Adjustments>Curves. Then I put 2 marks on the line one near the top one near the bottom and just move them till I get what I am after.[/FONT]
I have included 2 different pics with before/after for you to check out. They have had no curve used on them.
[FONT="]Start off by opening the image you want to retouch in Photoshop. I use tiff images as my version wont accept raw files.[/FONT]
[FONT="]Go through Layer>Duplicate Layer, a small window will pop up for you to choose a new name for your duplicated layer, click OK to proceed. From your Layers Panel, choose the recently duplicated layer and change its Blending Mode into Soft Light.[/FONT]
[FONT="]Go through Layer>Duplicate Layer once again and this time give the recently duplicated layer a Gaussian Blur by going through Filters>Blur>Gaussian Blur set it at 10 px. From the Layers Panel, give the blurred layer an Overlay blending Mode and change its Opacity to 20%.[/FONT]
[FONT="]Now this is what I do if I need to fix up the contrast.[/FONT]
[FONT="]On the first layer, go through to Image>Adjustments>Curves. Then I put 2 marks on the line one near the top one near the bottom and just move them till I get what I am after.[/FONT]
I have included 2 different pics with before/after for you to check out. They have had no curve used on them.