A Work in Progress: Dragan Stare



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Dragan Stare
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step 1 of 6

Original Image

Creation of Dragan Stare: Step 1

step 2 of 6

Crop.
Desaturate and then set blending mode to soft light.

Creation of Dragan Stare: Step 2

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Duplicate layer again.
High Pass at 4.
Blending mode to linear light.
Opacity down to about 50%

Creation of Dragan Stare: Step 3

step 4 of 6

Blur the background to bring the image out.
Adjust Highlights and Shadows as well as Curves.

Creation of Dragan Stare: Step 4

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Cleaned image - a few specks on there.
A bit of dodge and burn.

Creation of Dragan Stare: Step 5

step 6 of 6

Enhanced eyes.

Creation of Dragan Stare: Step 6

Final result

Creation of Dragan Stare: Final Result

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