How to Create a Dramatic Black & White Portrait

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In this episode, I’ll teach you the full workflow I used to edit a pretty flat photo of my neighbor into a dramatic final image!

Building drama using these techniques is unique because you have undestructive layers to go back to, and (I think) a better final result than some of the shortcuts out there.

I want you to see how easy it is to take an image and make it really dramatic and exciting.

Enjoy!

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00:01:25 - The Before and After we Are Going For
00:02:50 - Lightroom vs. Adobe Camera RAW
00:03:53 - Portrait Lighting Setup
00:04:10 - Adobe Camera RAW Basics
00:05:34 - Radial Gradients in ACR
00:07:52 - Using the Brush Tool to Improve the Eyes
00:08:20 - Linear Gradient Mask in ACR
00:10:39 - The Color Mixer
00:12:55 - Opening the Image in Photoshop
00:14:40 - Black & White Conversion
00:14:58 - Let’s Start Building Drama
00:16:20 - Using The Black & White Adjustment Layer to Create Drama
00:18:00 - Dodge & Burn Workflow
00:19:42 - Final Contrast Adjustments
00:21:50 - Luminar Editing Tips
00:23:53 - How Did We Do?
00:24:11 - Cropping Your Image

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