How To Create Spectacular Highlights In Photoshop

If you're looking for a way to really make your highlights stand out in your images, look no further; PHLEARN has released a new Photoshop tutorial dealing with accentuating highlights.  Using Levels, Channels and Layer Masks in Photoshop PHLEARN shows how you can take highlights to the next level and make your images just a little more brilliant and detailed. Also, free 'Brownie points' to anyone who can guess what is used to create the slick effect on the model in the photo. 

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Original Photo ©Simon Dien

Can you guess what she's covered in?

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Rebecca Britt is a South Texas based commercial, architectural and concert photographer. When she's not working Rebecca enjoys spending time with her two daughters, playing Diablo III, and shooting concerts (Electronic Dance Music). Rebecca also runs the largest collective of EDM (electronic dance music) photographers on social media.

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Does it rhyme with demon, whizz, or some?

Ewww.. pervy boy. NO! *slaps hand*

I would guess glycerine or vaseline. 

Maybe Vaseline... I would think glycerine would burn her eyes.  

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yBnfOt1h9pA

VS.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ht672-wYelc

In case something evaded me ... what's soooooo grrrrreat about performing the most basic dodge&burn step ?
What comes next ? The Ultimate Color Boost (!!!). = Crank up the saturation slider until your eyes hurt. Wow !!
C'mon guys I bet you can do better.

While there was dodging and burning done to the original high key image that isn't what the tutorial is about. It's about bringing out highlights and more detail. Did you even bother watching the video??

Unfortunately I watched the whole vid eagerly waiting for some cool new tricks. And all I got was some basic technique instead of something that brings me (or my highlights) "to the next level". I mean creating a luminosity mask is not what I would call breathtaking.

"Hey guys :) So cool to have my image featured at phlearn! The goo is vaseline as you guessed...so I guess i now owe you a phlearn-pro..." - Simon DeinLink: http://phlearn.com/amazing-highlights