TUTORIAL DESCRIPTION
In this 52 minute video tutorial we will use advanced color grading techniques to create a tone mapping effect without the use of any plugins or 3rd party software, we’ll only be using Photoshop and what comes with it. We will start out with a photo taken with the aid of an off-the-camera flash and turn it into some sort of “reality show” poster ad. Taking a photo while using an additional fill-light or reflectors help us retain a lot of details in the shadows and highlights which make it easier in post-production to really push the color grading.

This tutorial wil be really helpful to anyone who wants to give their photos a professional look with richer colors and higher contrasts.

Note that I will very soon also add an alternative method to create a similar image but while using a Tone Mapping plugin from Topaz so you can see your options and what you prefer.

Let’s start!