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This tutorial will show you how to turn a normal image into a contrastive one!
Step 1: First download the original photo below:
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxbodjTIWOjL3UL6p7nhLhakZ8WIuWDSl_qI3mwNZzqb9uC9CZzeFHuOHwIwOXNy8N7MoGb_bR9Bu3rR8ChTwvUTwa1g-rM-k1hcHcsQNJ83Ce86fUOsthfmlN8MjC2OrW8c6Y0D7-yOtL/s400/MakeAPhotoMoreContrastive1.jpg)
Step 2: Next we use some popular tools to adjust its contrast and brightness like Curves tool (Image>Adjustments>Curves)
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE0PT5HKpXz2Y4ErhVf2VO0m9NvHh6wFqq6snp1p0u_8AR26-KlBHCNegTGCpaE8j_gWtz7hponpPOzMOuHZmcNwsoAtzW0DyMtBF_S4Praunmon7Nohp4fgEIuvb2KGdg2hCCkdhiCLaU/s400/MakeAPhotoMoreContrastive2.jpg)
and Color Balance (Image>Adjustments>Color Balance) with these settings:
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFUfSQG4qDQTn4C5qpCovKgYyg1BOlxWld7EkDhDwVzzxJIU06LWfL-ZF8kczfwZ1AOjuJTz1Sfh17ELnEZTMerRbo9gkUxS3iKpxzdyN-9jafaAdVWIdcvbMiALNsKq1y_h2G0N4qoEW2/s400/MakeAPhotoMoreContrastive3.jpg)
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Our photo now looks like this:
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCjU4pt2sXEpez6cB_zKKewl-krq7bCfSIQyZIa6gUvgaXtbOO8k9KPeUux4fhTV6OhffI9_83gAwZ8Y6C_AY3tVr7rhv4VedAQCNPY5hLKAfWdKZUZp7TG1ZyNCJD5vLyZsC3kRojhtW7/s400/MakeAPhotoMoreContrastive6.jpg)
Step 3:Duplicate your photo (Ctrl-J) and go to File>Blur>Gaussian Blur and choose a radius of 2 pixels to blur this layer a bit
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsiXDA_DdQ3CM2rpa-Llp8S7DlOs51fu9BzhfzW5pThp30JmrI489KaUOrNcGWi9VYiVpxHDwtG_Bbv28x-89wgIjUicQBTRNS2HlJ8Q2_OkYn7ZWe4ktdEFPu2vkyLc5zNqYUxH0xfEdK/s400/MakeAPhotoMoreContrastive7.jpg)
Step 4: Then from the Layers tab, change the blending mode of this layer to Soft Light
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6fJcjwbPUHhcr59IHV_wNkSkUdQN_xL44mQeDOAQ2XePl1zCri-4-MaYf2CikhAIwO-cjDw3scYl6LzYfqT5_FvKe-DlMoSEO4uYLzLHcXxiMvfCX73YeQL6Dp5iYibM8FDgmncpVk5xD/s400/MakeAPhotoMoreContrastive8.jpg)
And your photo will become more contrastive like the photo below:
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoLGblmLjrhJF_94QALWSQnNiWyPmJeiWyaDxj7Kw-kJVx8q7DPlNWh0KdWpNqtFqmfQtXtbHN2u6HxlP0WDcTM3WW0QD-f9qKOgnILRmlGvNxOmK_fC-bGLoTG60UvMEugCVxWm-1rTtv/s400/MakeAPhotoMoreContrastive9.jpg)
This method is commonly used to emphasize something you want on a photo by making it more contrastive with the background. The model now looks lovely and lively!
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