STEP 14: The soft creamy
background is done, but some
selective sharpening will really
help to accentuate the image.
Hold down the Option (PC: Alt)
key and go to Layer>Merge
Visible to create a merged
layer at the top of the layer
stack; name it “Merge.” Then
go to Filter>Other>High Pass
and use a Radius of 5.0 pixels.
Click OK, and set the layer
blending mode to Overlay
to eliminate all the gray from
the High Pass filter.
Then hold down the Option
(PC: Alt) key again while
clicking the Add Layer Mask
icon (circle in a square) at the
bottom of the layers panel.
This adds a fully black mask
to the layer, which hides the
entire sharpening effect. Then
use a regular Soft Round brush
on the mask with white paint
to reapply the sharpening
to the flowers, dress folds,
and the eyes and smiles of
the subjects.STEP 15: Add a Brightness/
Contrast adjustment layer at
the top of the layer stack, and
in the Properties panel set
the Brightness to –10 and the
Contrast to 31. This helps make
those darker areas a little richer
so as not to get lost in the work
of adding glows and brightness
to the overall image. HOW TOPHOTOSHOP USER
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