Pancake Posted 10 February, 2009 Share Posted 10 February, 2009 Do you like the effect or not? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al de Man Posted 10 February, 2009 Share Posted 10 February, 2009 I think that picture would look better if you cropped the buildings off the top. They don't quite look right. http://www.saintsweb.co.uk/forum/showpost.php?p=17177&postcount=9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pancake Posted 10 February, 2009 Author Share Posted 10 February, 2009 Crop to about the top of the grass? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al de Man Posted 10 February, 2009 Share Posted 10 February, 2009 Crop to about the top of the grass? I think so. Try it and see what you think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pancake Posted 10 February, 2009 Author Share Posted 10 February, 2009 Any better? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weston Super Saint Posted 10 February, 2009 Share Posted 10 February, 2009 Any better? Much better. So how was it done? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scummer Posted 10 February, 2009 Share Posted 10 February, 2009 I don't get it. What's this supposed to do? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pancake Posted 10 February, 2009 Author Share Posted 10 February, 2009 Smoke and Mirrors... Basic steps: 1. Create new blank layer 2. Add "layer mask" 3. Hit "q" for quick mask 4. Select Gradient tool 5. Hit "d" for default tool to black and white 6. Select the "cylinder" gradient effect 7. Create the gradient you want, with the starting point being the focal point and moving the plane of focus a short distance 8. You should see the gradient mask in red over the image, the red bit will be "no blur", the clear bit will be blurred 9. Select the background layer and the select the RGB channel 10. Go to "Filter >> Blur >> Lens Blur" and select the Depth map to be "mask" or similar. Edit the blur to taste 11. Play about with the Levels to taste and make it look like a model 12 Final Saturation boost to give it that plastic look. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ponty Posted 10 February, 2009 Share Posted 10 February, 2009 OK, but what's the point? I'd be mightily impressed if you could take a photograph of some miniatures and make them look realistic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al de Man Posted 10 February, 2009 Share Posted 10 February, 2009 I don't get it. What's this supposed to do? It's a normal photo that's been Photoshopped to give the appearance of a miniature model. There's a famous Italian photographer who actually achieves the effect using a Tilt and Shift lens out of a helicopter rather than digital editing. http://www.smashingmagazine.com/2008/11/16/beautiful-examples-of-tilt-shift-photography/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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