<p>The slight halos around the edges of some pieces are not from post-processing - this was a frosted glass set, lit by a desk lamp from the left and an LED flashlight from the right. Underexposed to obscure the background, then upped the contrast and brightness in ACR.
</p><p>White loses eventually.
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Edit: Increased contrast on pawns after reading suggestions in comments. I think it looks better, thanks!
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