My continued lethargy and post viral recovery may be stopping me getting out for runs or on the bike, but I'm loving the fact that I've got time to shoot and edit.
This is the first time i've opened Photoshop for several months. I love Lightroom for RAW conversions but you can't beat the power of Photoshop for really making images pop.
Mono conversion done with a gradient map plus a slight adjustment in levels. Then I applied a quad tone for a richer B&W with more depth. Selective sharpening with a high pass filter (soft light blend mode) and a layer mask to reveal the eyes and other areas to sharpen. Eyes were brightened ever so slightly with a screen blen mode for a levels adjustment layer, again with a layer mask to reveal just the eyes.
Finally I added a diffuse glow efect and took down the opacity of the effect to my liking.
... and this is the end result. A beautiful non-posed captured moment of my youngest daughter, showing all of her (significant) attitude.
A little part of the web for me to talk about Photography, what I'm up to, share experiments, recent shots, hints and tips. To share my (limited) experience with others and to gain further skills myself.
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