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04/13/2010 02:01:56 PM · #1 |
Which PS filters would you recommend for imitating shallow DOF?
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04/13/2010 02:04:22 PM · #2 |
| Gaussian blur with a series of feathered selections. It's tricky. |
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04/13/2010 02:10:38 PM · #3 |
| found this tutorial - I just glanced through it - hope it is helpful. |
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04/13/2010 02:14:11 PM · #4 |
| Lens blur is supposed to be for that. |
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04/13/2010 02:21:22 PM · #5 |
Originally posted by Art Roflmao:
found this tutorial - I just glanced through it - hope it is helpful. |
I glanced through it also -- seems OK. You might also want to look at the DPC Tutorials on Layer Masks (if you're not familiar with saving/modifying selections) and on making "Fake Miniatures" -- it simulates a slightly different form of shallow DOF look, when your subject is situated part-way back into the scene, and you have both fore- and background elements to modify. Applied "less aggressively" than in the tutorial should give a relatively natural looking shallow DOF effect. |
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04/13/2010 07:49:08 PM · #6 |
Originally posted by cpanaioti:
Lens blur is supposed to be for that. |
Yup. I'm using it more often lately and it works really well, I just wish the interface would be smoothed out more for more options when creating the selection. Like being able to bend it. |
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04/13/2010 09:48:38 PM · #7 |
Originally posted by Art Roflmao:
Gaussian blur with a series of feathered selections. It's tricky. |
I find using featured selections makes it tricky so I avoid them. Well except when making the blur fade from foreground to background but that's like the last step. The rest is sharp masks and little touchups to make the blur flush with the sharp edges.
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04/13/2010 11:46:25 PM · #8 |
| I was thinking more of a software solution. Like Nik or onOne. Any preferences? |
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04/13/2010 11:57:53 PM · #9 |
Alien Skin's "Bokeh" looks very, very good to me. But it's expensive, at $200.
R. |
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04/14/2010 12:16:37 AM · #10 |
| There's also Depth of Field Pro that comes in at $100. I haven't tried it but the free plugins from Rosenman's site are pretty decent. |
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