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Photoshop for Beginners - part 2 of 1 2 3

Published 01/08/2013

The Raw image was warmed, and the Clarity and Vibrance sliders were used to boost the strength of the colours; although it was cool the sun was still clear and bright after a recent shower so the original was quite colourful . Simplification of the image consisted of using motion blur along the direction of the horizon (which must be level or levelled for a shoot such as this). It was always the intention to blur the background and then 'cut in' a sharp version of the couple. This requires just one further trick, and this is often true of shots in which motion blur is employed. Blurring of the figures leaves a dark halo which remains after the figures have been cut out because it extends some way around them [2].

To overcome this, a rough selection is made [3] and then Content Aware Fill is employed to cover the scene evenly [4] and [5]. This copy layer is then blurred to produce an even scene without halos [6]. The original sharp layer is then placed on top of the blurred layer and a layer mask is employed to 'hide' all but the watchers. The masking can be relatively crude because the colours of both layers remain very close in value [8].

Finally the image was key-lined and bordered ready for printing. The entire operation took less than a minute.

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