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Making Eyes Pop (Short Version)

Jeffery

Here's a quick way to give the eyes in your photos a little more pop using Photoshop. It's quick, it's flexible and most importantly it's completely non-destructive to your image.

Detail & Drama - Part 2

In this two part Photoshop tutorial, I'm going to show you how to add detail and drama to your photos. In pert two, I'll show you how to create drama and mood using Adjustment Layers, including Color Balance and Curves.

Detail & Drama - Part 1

In this two part Photoshop tutorial, I'm going to show you how to add detail and drama to your photos. In pert one, I'll show you how to use Lab Color, Curves and Smart Filters to extract a ton of detail from your photos.

Add Brightness And Color

Jeffery

In this tutorial, we're building on the previous "Add Drama With Blur" tutorial by using adjustment layers to add some color, brightness and pop to the eyes. If you would like to follow along using the same photograph, you may download it from stock.xchng. Video after the jump.

Add Drama With Blur

Jeffery

Here's a quick tutorial, inspired by one of Zack Arias' photos.In it, we'll be using the Lens Blur filter, along with masks and adjustment layer to create a sense of drama in this photograph. If you would like to follow along using the same photograph, you may download it from stock.xchng. Video after the jump.