A subtle technique, but goes a long way..

Hi all,

Here is a little tip which i have recently picked up and thought id share as it makes such a lovely difference.

When working on images of buildings here is how i now add contrast.

Rather then use contrast adjustment layer, i created two levels layers, one darker and one lighter - both with black layer masks.

Now take your time, and paint in, where the face of a building is lighter, make it lighter and the dark side darker. It takes a little time, but certainly gives your image much more depth and a 3D feel to them.

Please feel free to click on the images below to enlarge them to see what i mean more clearly.

 Please Click on the image to Enlarge.

This image has the effect turned off. 

The extra layer you can see is a contrast adjustment layer to the lighter layer.

Please Click on the image to Enlarge. 

Here is the final image with the contrast technique added. 

Subtle but certainly makes a lot of difference to the image.