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Let's Get Digital |
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If you have paid attention to the photography style of the 40's and
50's, all famous Hollywood portrait photographers used an interaction
of blur and sharp focus - mostly very sharp around the eyes, fading to a different level of focus towards the outside of image. This lesson will
focus on creating a mask in order to partially reveal edges from layers
below which have been blurred. This method also has some great by-products
that can be used as stand alone images by themselves. |
We begin by making a copy of original layer, so you have a backup in case you want
to go back and also so you have a reference image to compare what you have done
to where you started. |
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Use the setting as you see on the left image, and click OK. In this layer we have picked the image color edge transition for the sole purpose of creating a mask that is a black and white outline. (Note: By adjusting the radius you can modify this mask image in every way you want.) |
4. We want to transfer this layer
to a mask. While you are in this layer, use the shortcut method of selecting all (Control A),
and then the shortcut for copy, Control C.  |
7. The final stage of this process is
to blur the bottom or 3rd layer generously. |
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give you an idea of the possibilities exists when playing with a creative
mask. I hope you will continue with this experiment. Note: There are times that you do need a trace of an image in black and a white. The above method gives you full control over the tracing process. |
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All images and text are property of Lenscape Workshops . Abe Rafiq, Managing Director of Lenscape Workshops Ltd. |
