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before

after

Recommended for dark images.

Click here to download the .psd file.

the steps

001. Duplicate the first layer twice and set them both to screen. Duplicate only once if your image is not quite as dark.

002. Make a new layer, fill it with the color #200404. Set the layer to exclusion.

003. Make a new Selective Color Layer.
Match my settings:

Yellow
Cyan: -100

Cyan
Cyan: -16
Magenta: -53
Yellow: -12
Black: +2

Neutrals
Cyan: -22
Magenta: -5
Yellow: +8
Black: -22

004. Duplicate the Selective Color layer and set it to 90% opacity.

Feel free to stop at this point if you like the coloring, I like it all right, but I was aiming for a different feel. xP

005. Create a new Color Balance layer.
Match my settings:

Midtones
Color Levels: -45, 0, +14

Highlights
Color Levels: +54, 0, 0

Shadows
Color Levels: 0, +13, +24


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