brighter picture

Tutorial

Click on thumbnailed images to enlarge

before

After

Step 1: Open your picture you can use this one.

step 2: Duplicate Layer (Ctrl+j)
blending mode to Screen opacity 63% you can make it lower if the pic looks to bright or higher if the pic still looks a bit dark.

step 3: go to Layer > Flatten Image

step 4: go to Layer > New Adjustment layer > Selective Color

Reds
Cyan:24
Magenta: -3
Yellow:-28
Black11

Yellows
Cyan:-33
Magenta: 10
Yellow:-16
Black-26

Greens
Cyan:28
Magenta: 40
Yellow:41
Black41

Cyan's
Cyan:53
Magenta: -47
Yellow:36
Black-28

Blues
Cyan:34
Magenta: 79
Yellow:51
Black-68

Magenta's
Cyan:45
Magenta: -20
Yellow:18
Black33

Whites
Cyan:13
Magenta: -6
Yellow:-25
Black-18

Neutrals
Cyan:28
Magenta: 1
Yellow:17
Black-1

Black
Cyan:52
Magenta: 99
Yellow:29
Black11

Make Sure that you have the METHOD to RELATIVE

step 4: go to layer > flatten image

step 5: duplicate layer (Ctrl+j)

step 6:Go to Layer > New Adjustment layer > Channel Mixer

Red
Red:112
Green: -12
Blue:-2

Green
Red:-8
Green: 108
Blue:6

Blue
Red:0
Green: 4
Blue:100

make sure that the MONOCHROME box is NOT with the check mark next to it.

Step 7: set the blending mode to pin light. the go to Layer > Flatten Image[b/]

Now if you don't want to do this next step just duplicate the pic (Ctrl+j) and set the blending mode to Overlay and if the pic it to bright you can lower it.

step 8: make a new layer (Shft+Crtl+N) or got to [b] Layer > New > Layer

click on the pain bucket tool fill with color: #41659F

set the blending mode to Lighten opacity 21%
you can go higher or lower that that depending on the pic your using.

then flatten image ( Layer > Flatten Image)

duplicate (Ctrl+j) the pic again and set the blending mode to Overlay and if the pic it to bright you can lower it.

Result:

any question?? ^_^