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Diffuse Burn

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Reduce haze and increase contrast to the highlights of the image.


image 1 1. Open the image for editing and duplicate the current layer (Ctrl+J).

image 2 2. On the new layer, add a Diffuse Glow (Filter> Distort> Diffuse Glow) with the following properties:

Graininess: 0
Glow Amount: 7
Clear Amount: 9


image 3 3. Change the blending mode of the current layer to Difference.

image 4 4. Duplicate the layer Background (Ctrl+J) and add a layer mask (Layer> Add Layer Mask> Reveal All) to the new layer.

image 5 5. With the layer mask selected, use the Apply Image tool (Image> Apply Image) to apply the following properties:

Layer: Merged
Channel: RGB
Invert: Unchecked
Blending: Multiply
Opacity: 100%


image 6 6. Change the blending mode of the middle layer to Linear Burn then delete the top layer.

image 7 7. To increase the effect, select the layer mask and apply an Auto Levels (Ctrl+Shift+L).

Diffuse Burn 8. Rollover the image in this step to see the original image before this Photoshop technique was applied.