What you’ll need
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Camera Raw’s Edit Panel
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High Pass Filter
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Radial Gradient
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Blending Modes
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Layer Masks
BEFORE
1 Global adjustment Observe Camera Raw’s histogram as you boost Exposure (+1.85) to avoid clipping. Lift Shadows (+23) to reveal more detail and increase Whites (+10) to brighten white areas of the livery. Push Contrast (+10), Clarity (+18), Vibrance (+20) and Saturation (+25) to add punch.
2 Local adjustments Select Masking and choose Radial Gradient. Click and drag over your image to make a bounding box; move and resize it accordingly to fit it over your subject. Uncheck Show Overlay and increase Exposure (+0.35) to pull your subject from the background.
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