Lightroom - Vivid faces effect

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I'm trying to figure out the name of this effect and how to achieve it in Lightroom or Photoshop.

It's [colloquially] called the "Dave Hill Effect", or at least it used to be, and you achieve it in the studio, not in Lightroom. See this question for more info: http://photo.stackexchange.com/questions/4710/how-does-one-create-the-dave-hill-effect-for-portraits-action-shots — Matt Grum, Mar 27 '15 at 10:50

score 1 · Answer 1 · answered Mar 27 '15 at 12:19

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You can easily recreate this effect using Topaz Clarity. Check out the bearded guy on this link.

In general, you do local and microcontrast enhancement.

answered Mar 27 '15 at 12:19

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This tool is very cool, however I'm accepting Rafael's answer because he provided some question-related techniques. Also, Matt Grum didn't move the comment to an answer, which would be accepted since he was first and correct. – Pedro Moreira Mar 30 '15 at 09:47

score 1 · Accepted Answer · edited Mar 27 '15 at 17:42

The light is very specific on those photos, like the one Matt is pointing, you can try a combination of a rim light + butterfly light.

But they also have some manipulation on post.

Some styles you can explore

The two styles you can explore that comes to my mind are:

Dragan style
Tone Mapping (hdri)

Both are based on adjusting contrast, but the Tone mapping is a special manipulation of the contrast called micro contrast. This is not only a contrast on the overall image, but in adjacent zones. You can try some dodge and burn.

Some specific manipulations you can try

Contrast.
Saturation, lower it or perhaps play with a Gradient Map https://www.google.com.mx/search?q=photoshop+gradient+map.

Of course the styles can be very exaggerated or very subtle.

Or simply using a high-pass filter. – inkista Mar 27 '15 at 17:46 — inkista, Mar 27 '15 at 17:46

Lightroom - Vivid faces effect

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