bringing out smoke help?

[jojohemingwhey0]

i have a few photos of one of my models vaping on a white wall and i need help with how to bring out the smoke more.
please help

 

[Eggy]

You could post an example so our members can assess what the right way would be.

 

[jojohemingwhey0]

here it is

 

[Nxxl]

Firstly, I'd recommend you take these pictures with a background that creates contrast with the white smoke.

I firstly made a selection of the smoke using the Quick Mask Mode (press Q) and copied the smoke onto a new layer (Ctrl+J).

Next I just added like 2 Brightness/Contrast Adjustments and 1 Curve Adjustment layer. You can add or remove or use additional adjustments to your liking. Clip them onto your smoke layer so that it only affects the smoke.

This is roughly what it would look like.



Edit:
Adding a Black and White adjustment with it Preset to "High Contrast Blue Filter" also helps.


If you want more detailed help, let me know.

 

[Nxxl]

This is what my layers panel looks like,