Dream Photo Effect. In this photoshop tutorial we are going to show you how to create dreamy effect in your photographs.
This effect can be archived in many different ways, and the one im going to show you now is very easy, but extremely useful.Step 1: In first step we find a picture that we want to use. Step 2: Now make a copy of the original layer. Step 3: Select the layer you just made and go to Filters => Others => Maximum and give it about 3-4 pixels. Click OK. Step 4: Now apply Gaussian blur, Filters => Blur => Gaussian Blur and set it to about 4-5 pixels. Step 5: In this step set the layer mode to "overlay" and the opacity to 70%. Step 6: So, the image looks much better now but there are still few things to do.Go to Filters => Render => Lighting Effects and use the same settings as the image below. Step 7: Now make a new layer and place it at the top. Now Select "Levels" and adjust according to the image below.
Here's is the Final outcome. Selective Focus and Tilt-Shift. Step 1 As the intro suggests, today I’m going to demonstrate a few related techniques to create selective focus.
In the camera we would create selective focus by using a high shutter speed to ensure that only nearest the lens would be in crisp focus while everything else falls away into a soft-focus or even blur. With a Tilt-Shift lens, the frontal element can be moved horizontal and vertical, front and back while the other two focusing elements remain stationary allowing for the creation of a very specific linear selective focus that cannot be created otherwise (without the use of image editing tools like Photoshop). I’m out of town surfing for a few weeks and away from my large hard drive which contains my photography so I resorted back to the iStockPhoto dollar bin and I found this rather strange shot.
There are a lot of jokes I could tell about now, but I’ll hold back today and explain that I chose this photo for its relatively deep depth of field. Photo Retouching. Edge SharpeningReviewed by Photoshop Tutorials Editor on Sep 7Rating: To start, we’ll apply a simple sharpening to the image.
Edge Sharpening Photoshop Tutorial Step 1 Open a photo you would like to edit. Or, you may use the photo used in this tutorial (from iStockPhoto). Step 2 Duplicate the layer and apply your desired sharpening technique on the new layer. Step 3 Create a duplicate of the image. Step 4 With the new image file, apply your desired sharpening technique. Step 5 Select Window> Tile Vertically or Tile Horizontally (either one is fine). Now you should have two layers; one with the sharpening applied and one without. Photoshop Quick Tips #3 - Enhancing Photos with High Pass Filter. Following our series of quick tips, I will show you how to enhance a regular photo in Photoshop and make it look better.
Of course you can change the presets in order to make it look more subtle, my idea was to exaggerate a bit. Also we will use the Shadows/Highlight adjustments showing how you can easily simulate a sort of HDR style. How to Use Depth of Field to Create Portraits with Blown-Out Backgrounds. Photographers can benefit by learning some camera and shooting principles that will improve their results.
A strong photograph has a clear subject, and using depth of field to create a blurred background is one of the classic ways to isolate and play up the subject. An understanding of this will also allow you to adjust your photos to create natural looking depth of field effects in Photoshop when needed. Let's look at seven such principles and techniques that will help you with adjusting depth of field to focus the subject in your photos. Step 1 - Understand Depth of Field and Aperture Depth of field is important to understand before jumping in and using it as a tool to create different images.
The first photograph below was taken with a small aperture opening (although that's represented as a large number in your settings) and the second is taken with a wide-open aperture with a limited depth of field. ADD A SOFT FOCUS EFFECT to make a portrait glow. Posted on 12.
May, 2009 by Olson in Basics, Photo Editing Roll Over Image Click and drag the Background layer over the New Layer button to duplicate it. Click Filter. Click Convert for Smart Filters. Click OK in the message box. Caslys Editorial High Fashion Photoshop Technique.mp4.