PPC Post-Processing Comparison

Original image by: Geomangio. Made for PPC group

 

www.flickr.com/groups/postprocessingcomparison/discuss/72...

 

using Photoshop CS3:

 

1) Lab mode

2 Tone and colour adjustments with curves

3) Local contrast enhancements to eyes and mouth

4) Small saturation adjustment to background

5) Duplicate/overlay soft light, knock back with mask around the face.

6) Crop

Done