how do i get this lightened effect?

I've been trying for so long playing with photoshop and what trying to figure out how to get the people in the picture like lightened up and i guess make the colors look like its i guess more stand out, i cant explain it. Same goes for the background on the first picture.
I would appreciate whoever can help me on how to figure this out.

I put the effect picture im trying to do on the left and the non edited picture on the right.

http://i40.tinypic.com/mjbx29.jpg
Sorry I dot have the original picture of the person that im trying to get the effect on at the moment.

http://i42.tinypic.com/ff1gft.jpg
here is the other with the original too.


Thanx.

Try a duplicate layer then set the blend mode to Color Dodge adjust the opacity of the layer to get close to the effect you want fine tune with the Dodge and burn tool .

image, adjust, posterize. just choose how many levels. You may need to tone the image first or adjust the curves. my 30 second render...

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Bump Maps, as with all of the Live Effects Tool filters and tools, can be applied to vector objects as well as bitmaps. The example above that we will use to demonstrate the Bump Map options consists of a 2 color Fractal Plasma-filled rectangle, a circle, rotated square, and some text. The objects do not have to be grouped but they must all be selected at the same time. For the best effects, there should be a lot of light and dark differences.

Select the objects or bitmap to which you wish to apply the 3D Bump Map. Click the Live Effects Tool button then New. From the drop down list, select 3D Bump Map.

Hello Phillip,

Did you post to the wrong thread?

Nothing you posted relates to the discussion within this thread, which by the way is about Adobe Photoshop.

Hello to all

I'm new of this forum, and also I'm beginner, I fully appreciated those post like this, many thanks,

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