How to edit your outdoor portraits with flash to get the gritty look
Use Camera Raw to process your images for a moody, desaturated finish.
Open the image in ACR (or Lightroom, which has identical controls in the Develop Module) then go to the Basic panel. To get a gritty look, increase Clarity to about 75. Use the Shadows slider to lift the shadows and the Highlights slider to darken the highlights for an HDR-like effect.
02 Desaturate the colours
For a desaturated look, lower the Saturation slider slightly. You can then counter this by increasing the Vibrance slider to lift weaker colours. Experiment with the Temp and Tint sliders; a slightly cooler tone can work well, so drag the Temp slider a little to the left.
For a desaturated look, lower the Saturation slider slightly. You can then counter this by increasing the Vibrance slider to lift weaker colours. Experiment with the Temp and Tint sliders; a slightly cooler tone can work well, so drag the Temp slider a little to the left.
03 Dodge & Burn
Grab the Adjustment Brush from the Toolbar and zoom in close to the eyes. Set up the brush first by increasing Exposure, Clarity and Saturation, then paint over the eyes to lift them. Next, hit N for a new adjustment, then dial in negative exposure and paint over the sky to darken it.
Grab the Adjustment Brush from the Toolbar and zoom in close to the eyes. Set up the brush first by increasing Exposure, Clarity and Saturation, then paint over the eyes to lift them. Next, hit N for a new adjustment, then dial in negative exposure and paint over the sky to darken it.
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