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I have always been a huge fan of cinematography. One of the reasons I like it is because of the dramatic look cinema often has. I decided to try to make some of my photography have that same look in Photoshop. The exact process  and outcome is often dependent on the image you start with, so your mileage may vary with the tools and settings I will describe here. Use this as a starting point and play with the image to get it where you want. I am assuming you have a working knowledge of Adobe Photoshop but if you don’t you might try Lynda.com as a good starting point. That’s where I learned the basics.

More than just give you a step-by-step tutorial I am going to describe the reasons why I did the things I did to (hopefully) give you a better working understanding why it works. I can promise you that if you follow along and give it your best shot you will end up with a moody, interesting image. Here we go.

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