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Re: [OM] Orton effect in PS [was Soft Focus, Abstract and Impressionist

Subject: Re: [OM] Orton effect in PS [was Soft Focus, Abstract and Impressionistic]
From: Wayne Shumaker <om3ti@xxxxxxxx>
Date: Mon, 23 Nov 2020 15:43:54 -0700
At 11/23/2020 02:33 PM, Fuzzy Moose wrote:
>On 11/23/2020 4:13 AM, Wayne Shumaker wrote:
>>At 11/22/2020 05:21 PM, Mike wrote:
>>
>>The Orton Effect - https://capturelandscapes.com/orton-effect-explained/
>>
>>>  It is a very high contrast technique and needed to used in diffused light 
>>> or on a bright overcast day. Pain in the neck to pull off but has a nice 
>>> glow and still enough sharpness.  There should be an easy PS equivalent.
>>>
>>>Soft,sharp and glow, Mike
>>A Photoshop technique - duplicating and blurring one layer, however a lens 
>>blurs based on distance, hence the PS way is not quite the same as doing it 
>>with combining multiple exposures.
>
>Have you tried the PS Filter=>Blur=>Lens Blur, with a depth map mask? 
><http://www.moosemystic.net/Gallery/tech/Process/PS_Lens_Blur/PS_Lns_blr_mask.htm>
>
>This simple example emulates a wide aperture, shallow DoF lens on a shot with 
>high DoF. The mask is a simple horizontal gradient.
>
>By playing with the Lens Blur settings and the mask, a wide range of effects 
>are possible.
>
>It's also possible to just do Gaussian Blur and mask the layer, but I think 
>the specialized Lens Blur tool is better for this.
>
>Fuzzy Gradient Moose

I'll have to check it out. For a complex nature scene, though, I would need to 
figure out how to generate the depth mask. Another area for some AI tool?

WayneS
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