A while ago I read the book Calvinize, which includes a video of detail-enriched effects used by photographer Calvin Hollywood.
Since I didn't actually own Photoshop at the time, I couldn't try out the techniques, other than those I could simulate using GIMP or Photoline.
Today I tried a few Calvinize techniques, on a vibrant but slightly soft-edged self portrait. The techniques used were found in the video's chapters 4.3 Amazing Details with Blurring, and 5.2 Dodging and Burning.
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| Self-portrait before |
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| Self-portrait after Calvinize details added |
Highlights are definitely emphasized, and shadows in the shirt are deepened by the techniques. The steps include applying a duplicated, inverted layer which is set to Vivid Light blend mode, and a Surface Blur filter added. The next step I used was to soften the effect and paint it back in using a duplicate layer with Gaussian Blur applied, and a mask set to Overlay mode that allows softening only the harshest newly-defined edges if desired.
Notice the background was prevented from adopting changes by applying a mask early in the process.
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