I came across a tutorial which makes the portrait look very dark and moody, with all the highlights and details extremely defined. It was very helpful using this tutorial, as I do not usually use Lightroom for retouching; I tend to use layers in Photoshop. It very easy to do and I would definitely use the technique again. I changed my picture to black and white though because I think the effect for this picture just works so much better than if it had been left in colour.
The effect he used produced this picture:
I decided to try this on a photograph I'd taken of Andy, outside the church in Hartlepool.
The original is shown on the left, the gritty effect applied on the right. I think this effect looks really really good, though I do understand that it will only work on certain portraits. I shall be using the image on the right as one of my final prints.
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