Create a Wonderful Midnight Photo Manipulation in Photoshop

Create a Wonderful Midnight Photo Manipulation in Photoshop
Create a Wonderful Midnight Photo Manipulation in Photoshop
  • Shadows: -11  -6  0
  • Midtones: -21  -7  0
  • Highlights: -19  -7  0
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Step 47

Add a Photo Filter Adjustment Layer (clipped to the Teddy layer). Choose the Cooling Filter (80). Set it to 84%.

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Step 48

Add a Brightness/Contrast Adjustment Layer (clipped to the Teddy Layer) with these settings.

  • Brightness 7
  • Contrast 33
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Step 49

Below you can see all the adjustments I made for the Teddy layer.

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Step 50

The scene is built. Now we have to work on the hardest parts. Colors and Light/Shadow. We will start with the color. Add a Selective Color Adjustment Layer above all layers with these settings:

  • Cyans: -12  +11  -100  +7
  • Blues: -42  -16  +18  0
  • White: +10  -1  +2  0
  • Blacks: +12  +19  -3  -4
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Step 51

Add a Color Balance Adjustment Layer above all layers with these settings:

  • Shadows: -4  -8  -2
  • Midtones: -5  -11  +5
  • Highlights: -3  0  +5
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Step 52

Add a Curves Adjustment layer above layer and set it to Luminosity. Choose the Linear Contrast in the Preset curves.

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Step 53

Let's start to work on the Lights and the Shadows. Unfortunately we can't do it generally but for one and each layer. I started with the Sky with some Dodge & Burn. Create a new layer below the Main Layer and name it 'D&B for the Sky'. Set it to Overlay. I worked on the lights using the Dodge Tool set at 10% and Range Midtones. Where you see stronger light I changed the Range to Highlights. For the shadows I used the Burn Tool with Range Midtones at 10%. Below you can see my Dodge and Burn layer and then the result.

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Step 54

Let's work on the window and the girl.

Create a new layer below the Teddy layer and clip it to the Main layer.

Name it 'Light for the Main layer'

Pick the color #97d6f6.

With a soft brush paint some light on the window and woman's edges.

I used a low Opacity for the brush. Something like 20%

Below you can see the layer without being clipped and the the result.

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Step 55

We will do the same for the shadows. Create a new layer above the one you created for the light and name it 'Shadow for the Main Layer'. Set it to Multiply with Opacity at 20%. Pick the color #1a0948. Paint some shadows in the window and on the woman. Below you can see the layer set to Normal and the the result with Multiply.

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Step 56

To add some drama to the scene we can add some broken glass at the ruined windows. Create a new layer below the 'Main' layer and name it 'Broken Glass'. Now load both 'Broken Glass' brushes. Choose the white color and add some broken glasses to the window.

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