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Contrast MaskingStep 1Right click on the background layer in the Layers panel and select "Duplicate Layer...". |
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Step 2Select "Image->Adjust->Desaturate". |
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Step 3Select "Image->Adjust->Invert" or press "Ctrl+I". |
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Step 4Click on the "blending mode drop-downl list" in the Layers panel and select "Overlay". Then adjust the "Opacity" bar between 50%-80%. |
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Step 5Select "Filter->Blur->Gaussian Blur" and pick an effective radius between 20-100. |
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Step 6(Optional)If the photo still doesn't look good enough, then apply this optional step. In the Layers panel, create a new "Adjustment Layer" with Curves. Tweak until you are happy with the result. |
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Tips: To achieve better result, you will need to experiment with the opacity and the radius of Gaussian blur because they are different for each photo. |