Abused and Ignored

Brian Auer | 03/08/2008 | Venice Beach, CA | 75mm * f/2.5 * 1/8000s * ISO200
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I found this beautiful lady in Venice Beach. She didn't say much, but I think she was into me. Don't let her distant stare fool you, she had quite the personality. Underneath of her “I'm sexy and I know it” facade, she's screaming for attention. Because she is, after all… abused and ignored.

1. Unprocessed RAW
   There you have it, straight out of the camera.
2. Processed RAW
   Minimal processing for white balance and exposure (using the “Auto” setting in ACR).
3. Color Curves
   I used the technique from my “Redscale Process” described some weeks ago. After adjusting the curves, the blend mode was set to “color”.
4. Color Fill
   Again, from the mentioned Photoshop technique. Opacity set to 20% and blend mode to “color”.
5. Luminosity Curves
   Added some contrast to make it a little more punchy. Blend mode was set to “luminosity” to preserve previous color adjustments.

Now if I could figure out how to create the same effect in ACR I'd be pretty clever.