How to: Transform your outdoor portraits to dynamic monochrome studio shots (Adobe Photoshop 2020)

It’s the last Saturday night in January 2020 and this is what I’ve spent the last 3 – 4 hours doing. I absolutely love messing around on photoshop and this is something I was asked to create at work once and I decided to make an easy to follow tutorial for you all and to add to my ever-growing collection of Adobe Tutorials on my YouTube channel.

How To: Transform your outdoor portraits to dynamic monochrome studio shots

Step 1: Watch the YouTube tutorial ↑

Step 2: Open Photoshop

Step 3: Select the file you want to edit

Step 4: Duplicate the image layer (CMD+J) and add a new Layer on top of that (this will be used to add a gradient blend).

Step 5: Use the quick selection tool on the duplicated layer to select the outline of the person in the photo. Right-click and select inverse and delete the background hide the original layer.

Step 5: On the untouched top layer, use the paint bucket tool to fill the background in black and move the layer below the duplicated cut out layer.

Step 6: Create a new layout ontop all the previous and use the gradient tool to blend the black background in with the cut-out figure so no jagged edges are visible.

Step 7: Turn the cut-out layer black and white and adjust the colour settings to look as if the person has been shot in a studio.

Step 8: Save and export as Jpeg.

Here is my final result, let me know in the comments below how this worked out for you!

By Laurelle @Photobylaurelle

Photo & Fashion by @diggingforrubies