The image feels punchy without being over-contrasty as this has been added after RAW preparation and I'be been able to maintain a much more neutral colour across the image.

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That's when I built a repeatable RAW preparation process: four full-image tone curves that shape the file into something both neutral and flexible.

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To get closer to a clean starting point, apply four full-image tone curves using Lightroom’s masking tools

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RAW, all sliders still at 0 but file is better prepared for editing thanks to Linear profile and 4-curves pulling both highlights and shadow detail.

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