The David Hill technique

It is not original but copied from HERE. I duplicated it so that it does not get lost.

Maybe someone already posted this, but here it is, a video tutorial explaining how to achieve the Dave Hill look.
Tutorial: http://www.radiantvista.com/archive/photoshop_workbench/89/
Dave Hill: http://www.davehillphoto.com/

This tutorial will be available on the website for only 2 weeks, so here's a summary:

1. High pass filter(value 2-6)
2. Blend mode: vivid light
3. Merge visible & duplicate layer
4. High pass (Value 5-8)
5. Blend mode: Color
6. Opacity 40-60 %
7. Merge visible & duplicate layer
8. Surface blur (Values: 3 and 23)
9. Layer mask - reveal local texture
10. Merge visible & duplicate layer
11. Unsharp mask:
    

• Amount: 100
• Radius: 40
• Threshold: 0-2