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11-06-08, 07:21 PM
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Help me, soft focus pics

Right, need to pick your brains

I want to do some soft focus, dreamy type shots of some roses......

Now how do I do it????

Also, is it better to shoot as normal and then edit the pics to make them softer?????

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11-06-08, 08:25 PM
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Re: Help me, soft focus pics

First off, yup, shooting or a "normal" pic is ALWAYS better. It allows you to none destructivly edit as much or as little as you want.

Back to your first question on how, well, how long is a pice of string! There are loads of ways. Personally id advice looking up on google for tuts, you can then see the viarity of methods used and can find opne that suits your PP style.

I personally use a number of filters if i need to;

1.Duplicate layer
2.Filter>other>maximum (set to around 40)
3.Filter>blur>gaussian blur (set to around 20)
4.filter>blur motion blur (set at angle 45 distance 40)
5. Change the opicity of the layer to roughly 25
6. Delete anything that you want to keep sharp by using a layer mask.



     
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11-06-08, 08:34 PM
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Re: Help me, soft focus pics

Thanks KK, will let you know how I get on, and I am going to google aswell
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11-06-08, 08:54 PM
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No probs hun


     
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11-06-08, 10:37 PM
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Re: Help me, soft focus pics

Try diffuse glow, filter>distort>diffuse glow. Take off the grain slider and fiddle with the other 2, and can give a nice dreamy effect.
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11-06-08, 10:41 PM
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Thank you, any help or advice I am grateful for


     
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11-06-08, 10:47 PM
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Not a rose but this is the kind of effect it gives:

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11-06-08, 10:54 PM
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Nice shot, thats the kind of effect I meant.


     
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11-06-08, 10:57 PM
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Re: Help me, soft focus pics

wow both stunning pics !!!

i havent use photoshop lately but i have used the same methods as KK apart from layer masks as they are not available in elements but i do use eraser and go over the bit i want sharp so many differant ways
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11-06-08, 10:58 PM
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Re: Help me, soft focus pics

MS - From memory this 'soft' rose was done kind of that way but with 'difuse glow' added

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