http://www.digitalcameraworld.com DECEMBER 2019 DIGITAL CAMERA^79
GET THE LOOK4
Soft and atmospheric
Press Ctrl/Cmd+J to duplicate
the Background Layer, then open
the Camera Raw Filter. Go to the
Curves tab and select the Points option.
Place three points along the curve at the
three corners of the squares before placing
one between the bottom-left corner and the
first point. Now drag the bottom-left corner
point up so it’s level with the last one you
placed. Click back on the Basic tab and
set Exposure to -0.35, Texture to -40 and
Clarity to -15 for a soft, moody matte effect.3
Pseudo-HDR effect
This approach is all about
maximising detail while creating
an HDR-style effect with a single
exposure. Press Ctrl/Cmd+J to duplicate
the Background Layer, then open the
Camera Raw Filter. Set Highlights to -100
with Shadows at +80, then set Whites to
+34 and Blacks to -15 to combat the
washed-out look. To complete the look,
we’re going to make the detail in the scene
pop, so set Texture to +50 and Clarity to
+20 to increase midtone contrast.2
Easy split-tone
For this technique we’re going to
use the presets in the filter for a
quick and easy mono conversion.
Press Ctrl/Cmd+J to quickly duplicate the
Background Layer, then open the Camera
Raw Filter. Click on the Presets tab and
expand the B&W options before clicking
on B&W Punch. Next, click on the Split
Toning tab. Set Shadows to a dark blue
(Hue 230) with Saturation at 20, then
set the Highlights to orange (Hue 35) at
a Saturation of 15. Click OK to confirm.