 Ever want to brighten up a photograph that was shot in back-lit light?
Here's an easy trick you can do in Photoshop to make it really POP!
First, choose a photograph where your main subject is darker, because the light source or sun is behind them.
Here you can see the before and after images from this technique:
We chose the image Couple walking down beach
Step 1:
First, create a Duplicate of your original image (Top Menu > Image > Duplicate)
Step 2:
Convert your Duplicate Copy to GRAYSCALE Mode (Top Menu > Image > Mode > Grayscale)
Step 3:
BLUR your Duplicate Copy with a Gaussian Blur. The one below was done with a Pixel Radius of 6 (yours may need more or less, depending on the image size)
Step 4:
Click on your original File and LOAD the Duplicate Copy (Top Menu > Select > Load Selection), with INVERT checked, and CHANNEL: Gray
You will now see your Selection of "marching ants" on the original image:
Step 5:
Now, FILL, using 50% Gray, Mode Color Dodge, at 100% Opacity (Top Menu > Edit > Fill ) and De-Select your "marching ants" (Command-D):
That's it! If anything is too bright, you can always use your History Brush to paint detail back in!
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