Photoshop Blend Modes

I just started The Hidden Power of Blend Modes in Adobe Photoshop by Scott Valentine.

One of his first suggestions was to just duplicate your base layer and try different blend modes to see the results.

I found the results fascinating and thought I'd share.

Original



Color Dodge



Exclusion



Original



Soft Light



Linear Burn



Full Size Original



Cropped Original



Exclusion



Hard Light