Many indoor photos have no layering or texture due to poor lighting. During post-processing, you need to enlarge the colors of the subject and background, and paint out the highlights of the characters. The result will be much clearer.
Original picture
final effect
1. Open the original image material, create a curve adjustment layer, and adjust each channel. The parameters and effects are as shown below.
2. Create a new layer, press Ctrl + Alt + Shift + E to stamp the layer, and perform noise reduction processing on the characters appropriately.
3. Create a channel mixer adjustment layer and set the parameters as shown below. After confirmation, change the layer blending mode to "Soft Light".