HIGH KEY BW PORTRAIT

The

Photo Experience

Technical

PS Tech.

Tech. Intro

1. Open your image (remove shadows on the background)

2. Lighten the image: IMAGE ... ADJUST ... CURVES ... lighten

3. LAYER ... DUPLICATE ... LAYER ... OK

4. IMAGE ... ADJUST ... THRESHOLD

5. FILTER ... BLUR ... BLUR

6. Change the Layer Mode to Screen. IMAGE ... MODE ... ???

7. Lower Layer OPACITY to taste.

8. LAYER ... FLATTEN IMAGE

optional: use HISTORY BRUSH selectively

Step 1.) Desaturate your portrait with image>adjustment>desaturate or simply by pressing shift+ctrl+u

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Step 2.) Apply image adjustment curve to your portrait

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Step 3.) Duplicate the layer, and add gaussian blur (Filter > Blur > Gaussian Blur), change the layer blend mode to overlay

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Step 4.) Add layer mask, Set your foreground color to black, and start brushing over the eyes, nose, and lips. You might want to use the burn tool to burn the background layer around the eyes, nose, and lips.

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