One of my favorite effects in Photoshop plug-ins is the Tonal
Contrast effect. One Software’s
Perfect Effects has it, and Nik has it as well. But I know that lots of people still don’t use 3rd party
plug-ins, so I set out to try to recreate the effect in Lightroom. After trying a bunch of different
combinations I think I came pretty close.
Now, there’s definitely something in the “special sauce” that the plug-in companies use. So if you
have the plug-ins (or are thinking of getting one), I’d still use them. Given the choice, I’d use the
Perfect Effects Tonal Contrast effect before I’d ever use the one that I have here. But for those that
don’t, this is a great alternative to help get that gritty/edgy/contrasty look right in Lightroom. Plus, as
you can see below, it works on all kinds of photos – from portraits to travel to just about anything. As usual, there’s 3 different versions (Light, Medium, Strong).
Here are some BEFORE AND AFTER IMAGES AFTER APPLYING THE EFFECT
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Perfect Effects has it, and Nik has it as well. But I know that lots of people still don’t use 3rd party
plug-ins, so I set out to try to recreate the effect in Lightroom. After trying a bunch of different
combinations I think I came pretty close.
Now, there’s definitely something in the “special sauce” that the plug-in companies use. So if you
have the plug-ins (or are thinking of getting one), I’d still use them. Given the choice, I’d use the
Perfect Effects Tonal Contrast effect before I’d ever use the one that I have here. But for those that
don’t, this is a great alternative to help get that gritty/edgy/contrasty look right in Lightroom. Plus, as
you can see below, it works on all kinds of photos – from portraits to travel to just about anything. As usual, there’s 3 different versions (Light, Medium, Strong).
Here are some BEFORE AND AFTER IMAGES AFTER APPLYING THE EFFECT
