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Mandi M. Wiltse 		 

soften photo corners


 
 
I was wondering what tool would I use to soften my image in the corners or to get simply get a soft look to the picture except for my subject. I'm using photo shop


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June 03, 2008

 

John Rhodes 		  Mandi, first of all, to upload a photo with your question, you must be signed in to your member center before posing the question.

Now to your question. I recommend using layer masking with gaussian blur (if needed) to soften or blur the background. Place a duplicate layer with a layer mask and apply necessary amount of softening. Then, using a soft brush, paint with black to uncover the sharp subject.

John


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June 03, 2008

 

Rob Lawler 		  Easily done as a custom action in Photoshop, however, Nik Effects Pro 3.0 is a awesome little plugin that will do it for you.


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June 04, 2008

 

Andy 		  Or use a filter like this one:

http://www.tiffen.com/displayproduct.html?tablename=filters&itemnum=62CS


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June 04, 2008

 

Mary Iacofano 		 
 
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Hi Mandi,

This may be an option for you. This is what came to mind when I read your post.
I am uploading an image that I softened the edges in a program called "Microsoft Digital Image Pro", a very inexpensive easy to use program.
You can adjust the depth of the edge softness.


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June 04, 2008

 
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