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12 March 2011

Miniature Photo Effect





Original photo
Original photo
miniaturized photo effect
miniaturized photo effect

This is a quick and easy process, you start by taking your high resolution landscape shot
1) duplicate background layer

Step 1
Step 1

2) Filter -> blur -> lens blur
Step 2
Step 2

3) Add a layer mask to the duplicated background layer upon which you just applied a lens blur filter

add layer mask to filtered layer
add layer mask to filtered layer

4) Paint out the areas you want to be in focus, and add a contrast adjust ment curve that is more of an arch curve to accentuate the contrast colors.

Step 4
Step 4

Results:
panorama of DC
panorama of DC

NYC Miniaturized
NYC Miniaturized

credit to:http://www.learnslr.com

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