for LaFoto and anyone else that wants to know how to make a "dreamy feel" photo

lostprophet · 03-19-2007, 04:08 PM

this method was talked about by Mohain (from memory) a week or two ago

So he gets the credit not me

ORIGINAL

EDIT

1. make a copy by dragging the "background" layer to the icon next to the bin

2. go to FILTERS / BLUR and select GAUSSIAN BLUR and I've set 5 pixels

3. go to LAYERS and select from the drop down menu SCREEN

4. play with the OPACITY till you like the effect

5. then just flatten the layers

lostprophet · 03-20-2007, 06:22 AM

as I was PM'd asking how to flatten the layers I've added a picture for step 5

neogfx · 03-20-2007, 08:57 AM

There's an easier way. Just right-click any layer and hit the bottom option.

ksmattfish · 03-20-2007, 09:10 AM

Google "orton effect" for articles on something similar.

perylousdemon · 03-20-2007, 09:40 AM

Thanks for the info (even if it didn't come straight from you). I'm going to give this a try and see what happens.

lostprophet · 03-20-2007, 09:44 AM

Quote: Originally Posted by neogfx

There's an easier way. Just right-click any layer and hit the bottom option.

This is true but it only applies to the LAYER PALLETTE and not right clicking on a layer within the photo or the LAYER option in the menu bar.

It was because of thse sorts of confusions that I deliberately showed screen grabs and didn't mention keyboard shortcuts, in case they are different on a PC and MAC.

But thanks for the tips

Eric Piercey · 03-20-2007, 09:44 AM

You missed a big part of this method. For elements within the photo which you would like to remain sharp such as eyes or shiny metal, etc. you can either shift+magic wand and then invselect or mask them so the gaussian blur doesn't effect them.

Here's an example, although the blur isn't as obvious on this shot the eyes are not blurred.

**LaFoto** · 03-21-2007, 12:42 AM

THANK YOU, ANDY!!!

I now have to print this whole page and lay it out so I can try it. Should work also with my ancient Photoshop 6.0- version, by the look at things...

03-19-2007, 04:08 PM	#1
lostprophet TPF Junkie! Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 11,369 My Photos Are NOT OK to Edit Thanked 6 Times in 5 Posts My Gallery: (0)	for LaFoto and anyone else that wants to know how to make a "dreamy feel" photo this method was talked about by Mohain (from memory) a week or two ago So he gets the credit not me ORIGINAL EDIT 1. make a copy by dragging the "background" layer to the icon next to the bin 2. go to FILTERS / BLUR and select GAUSSIAN BLUR and I've set 5 pixels 3. go to LAYERS and select from the drop down menu SCREEN 4. play with the OPACITY till you like the effect 5. then just flatten the layers __________________ Gone Last edited by lostprophet; 03-20-2007 at 06:21 AM.

03-20-2007, 06:22 AM	#2
lostprophet TPF Junkie! Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 11,369 My Photos Are NOT OK to Edit Thanked 6 Times in 5 Posts My Gallery: (0)	as I was PM'd asking how to flatten the layers I've added a picture for step 5 __________________ Gone

03-20-2007, 09:10 AM	#4
ksmattfish Now 100% DC - not as cool as I once was, but still a stud! Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Lawrence, KS Posts: 7,023 My Photos Are NOT OK to Edit Thanked 3 Times in 3 Posts My Gallery: (0)	Google "orton effect" for articles on something similar. __________________ "There's no particular class of photograph that I think is any better than any other class. I'm always and forever looking for the image that has spirit! I don't give a damn how it got made." -Minor White http://www.henrypeach.com http://www.mattneedham.com

03-20-2007, 09:40 AM	#5
perylousdemon TPF owns my soul... TPF Subscriber Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Pittsburgh, PA Posts: 299 My Photos Are OK to Edit Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts My Gallery: (48)	Thanks for the info (even if it didn't come straight from you). I'm going to give this a try and see what happens. __________________ “Photography is a way of feeling, of touching, of loving. What you have caught on film is captured forever... it remembers little things, long after you have forgotten everything.” Aaron Siskind

03-20-2007, 09:44 AM	#6
lostprophet TPF Junkie! Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 11,369 My Photos Are NOT OK to Edit Thanked 6 Times in 5 Posts My Gallery: (0)	Quote: Originally Posted by neogfx There's an easier way. Just right-click any layer and hit the bottom option. This is true but it only applies to the LAYER PALLETTE and not right clicking on a layer within the photo or the LAYER option in the menu bar. It was because of thse sorts of confusions that I deliberately showed screen grabs and didn't mention keyboard shortcuts, in case they are different on a PC and MAC. But thanks for the tips __________________ Gone

03-20-2007, 08:57 AM	#3
neogfx I spend too much of my life on TPF! Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 387 My Photos Are NOT OK to Edit Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts My Gallery: (0)	There's an easier way. Just right-click any layer and hit the bottom option.

03-20-2007, 09:44 AM	#7
Eric Piercey No longer a newbie, moving up! Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 51 My Photos Are OK to Edit Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts My Gallery: (0)	You missed a big part of this method. For elements within the photo which you would like to remain sharp such as eyes or shiny metal, etc. you can either shift+magic wand and then invselect or mask them so the gaussian blur doesn't effect them. Here's an example, although the blur isn't as obvious on this shot the eyes are not blurred. __________________ Nikon D100 Nikkor 80-200 f/2.8 ED AF-D SB600 Hindsight Productions Ltd. Last edited by Eric Piercey; 03-20-2007 at 01:07 PM.

03-21-2007, 12:42 AM	#8
LaFoto Just Corinna in real life Site Moderator Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Lower Saxony, Germany Posts: 31,477 My Photos Are NOT OK to Edit Thanked 53 Times in 51 Posts My Gallery: (0)	THANK YOU, ANDY!!! I now have to print this whole page and lay it out so I can try it. Should work also with my ancient Photoshop 6.0- version, by the look at things... __________________ www.Corinna-me-myself-i.blogspot.com MyFlickr

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