On 1/29/06, Gonz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I dont have a soft portrait lens. I've been looking for one for a > while, but I keep missing them. Well, I figured I would try to use PS > to aproximate the effect. Its hard. Those lenses are quite special. > > Here is an attempt using an older portrait I took some time back: > > http://www.g0nz.com/images/ksoftaprox.jpg > > I did the usual channel mix + desaturated layer for the black and white > till I got it where I wanted. Then I made a copy of this, upsized it > about 1%, then trimmed it to the original size. Next, I applied a > gaussian blur to it plus a little levels adjustment to make it more high > key. I then took this image and made it a layer on top of the original, > varying the opacity till I got what looked pretty decent > > My thinking behind this is: its not just a blur that the soft lens > appear to make, its like adding oof images on top of an actual sharp > image somehow. It also appears to add like a halo around everything, > hence the upsizing of the blurry layer. > > Comments welcome. > > Thanks, > > rg
I like the feel to this one - her facial expression very nicely matches the soft look of the photo. Plus, I'm always in favour of pictures of pretty girls... <g> Well done. cheers, frank -- "Sharpness is a bourgeois concept." -Henri Cartier-Bresson
