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How to use Photoshop's Lens Blur tool with masking (Part 2 of 2)

by Robert Palmer (Oct 8th, 2008)

Yesterday, I showed you how to simulate a photograph taken with a tilt-shift lens by using Photoshop CS3's Lens Blur tool. Today, we'll do something a bit more practical: clipping out an object that's not entirely in focus. Clipping out objects that are out of focus can be something of a chore: ...

How to use Photoshop's Lens Blur tool for tilt-shift fakery (Part 1 of 2)

by Robert Palmer (Oct 7th, 2008)

We all know Photoshop is a powerful tool. In two tutorials, I'll take you through how to use Photoshop CS3's Lens Blur filter to do two things: today, we'll make images look like they were shot with a tilt-shift lens. Tomorrow, we'll create clipping masks for objects that aren't entirely in ...