Graphics Programs Reference
In-Depth Information
There's a Photoshop effect that started making the rounds last year, and now it's
one of the hottest and most requested looks out there, and you see it everywhere
from big magazine covers to websites to celebrity portraits to album covers.
Anyway, you can get pretty darn close to that look right within Lightroom itself.
Now, before I show you the effect, I have to tell you, this is one of those effects
that you'll either absolutely love (and you'll wind up over-using it), or you'll
hate it with a passion that knows no bounds. There's no in-between.
Step One:
Before we apply this effect, I have a
disclaimer: this effect doesn't look good
on every photo. It looks best on photos
that have lots of contrast, and if it's a
portrait, it looks best to have multiple
light sources (in particular, one or more
bright lights lighting your subject's side
from behind). Think gritty, because that's
the look you're going for (not soft and
glamorous). Here's a contrasty, broad-
daylight shot taken in Bruges, Belgium.
Step Two:
Now you're going to really crank
just about everything up. Start in
the Develop module's Basic panel
and drag (1) the Recovery slider,
(2) the Fill Light slider, (3) the Contrast
slider, and (4) the Clarity slider all the
way to the right (until they all read
+10 0 , a s s h ow n h e r e). I k n ow, it l o o k s
terrible, but we're not done yet.
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