Basic technique 3
Choosing settings
1 In the Layers palette, duplicate the original image layer by dragging the background layer onto the "Create a new layer" icon, or
use Ctrl/Cmd-J
2 Using the pull-down blending mode menu in the Layers palette or the shortcut Alt/Opt-Shift-L, change the duplicate layer's blending mode to Hard and rename it "Hard Mix"
3 Co to Image > Adjustments > Desaturate or use Ctrl/Cmd-Shift-U to desaturate the Hard Mix layer it Invert the Hard Mix layer using Ctrl/Cmd-I
5 Use Ctrl/Cmd-J to duplicate the original image layer again, and drag the new layer to the top of the layer stack
6 Use the pull-down blending mode menu or the shortcut Alt/Opt-Shift-Z to change the new layer's blending mode to Pin Light and call it "Pin Light" The main purpose of the layer is to add some blur, and any of the other contrast-increasing blending modes will be fine
7 Blur the Pin Light layer using Filters > Blur > Gaussian Blur Set a radius of around 10-20
8 In the Layers palette, activate the Hard Mix layer again and blur it with a very small amount of blur Do check what would happen with a higher value, but 1 or 2 is enough for now.
9 Adjust the Hard Mix layer's fill opacity to taste
Reducing the Hard Mix layer's opacity by just 7% was enough You can see big differences with small percentage changes in to replace the primary colors with near-realistic tones the Hard Mix layer's opacity 93% looked right to me here
Pin Light
Hard Mi« + inverted + desaturated
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Hard Mix + inverted + desaturated Background Pir: Light Hard Mix + inverted + desaturated Background
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