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mistyflowers
 
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How to get this look!

Post Fri Sep 19, 2008 4:51 pm


I keep seeing this effect in many photos. Does anyone know how it is done? Thanks, link below

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dang
 
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Re: How to get this look!

Post Fri Sep 19, 2008 9:45 pm


Looks like a combination of a few things. Firstly, the background is done by zooming while the shutter is open (has been known to pull dust onto the sensor), or by using a PS Effect to simulate. Then the person is removed form a different background, and imposed. And, of course, the corners being darkened are easy to do with PS. Doesn't look more than the usual PS trickery to me. Guess there could be other ways of doing it, so see if anyone else posts.

moffetb
 
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Re: How to get this look!

Post Mon Sep 22, 2008 5:33 am


Cut out what you want to have look normal and put it in a different layer in Photoshop. In the background layer, choose filter->radial and the "Zoom" option. Adjust the radial blur to be centered where you want and click okay. You should adjust whether you want draft, good or best (which does no, some or a lot of averaging.) Unhide the top layer and you're done... Took me about 3 minutes to do this, but I wasn't careful with the select tool.

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beyer
 
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Re: How to get this look!

Post Mon Sep 22, 2008 9:01 pm


You can use Blur in Photoshop Elements to achieve an effect like this.
Two steps:
1. Use eg Quick Selection Tool to select a person (or the background).
2. Use Filter-Blur-Radial Blur (Zoom or Spin)

Examples:
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Beyer
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gavia_immer
 
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Re: How to get this look!

Post Wed Oct 01, 2008 1:25 am


The example you posted appears to have been done in PS with techniques like those mentioned above in other posts but you can get very similar results without any PS tricks at all. The image below was produced in camera by racking the zoom (zooming in or out with a slow shutter speed); the center stays sharp and you get the effect around it with this technique.

[Note: No PS work in this image except routine levels, saturation, and sharpening adjustments].

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http://www.pbase.com/gavia_immer/image/103907111


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