"Short Kings" - Retouching Process - Group Shot

Ruben and Alejandro Retouch Shot

1. image rotation- 90° clockwise
2. Open a new layer with a white to transparent gradient in the corner to brighten up the image.
3. I only want to brighten up the dark parts so I make a color range selection on all the dark parts.
4. Use the selections to create a layer mask on the gradient layer. I select hide from selection.
5. I select the distant background and apply a box blur to help establish a  visual hierarchy.

Finished result.