Tilt-shift effect in Photoshop Elements - how it works
Here's how you can easily achieve a tilt-shift effect in Photoshop:
Photoshop and the tilt-shift effect
With the so-called tilt-shift effect, you can focus on different areas of an image. For example, to highlight certain objects in the photo. The effect is particularly effective when the photo is taken at a wide angle and at an angle from above.
Tilt shift with Photoshop Elements
The tilt-shift effect lets you achieve not only with Photoshop CS, but also with Photoshop Elements. The values given below serve as an example only. The focus area and the intensity of the soft focus, color and brightness values must be selected individually for each photo.
- Open the photo in Photoshop.
- Select the "Selection ellipse" or the "Selection rectangle" from the toolbar.
- Mark the area to be focused. If you use the ellipse, you can also drag the selection a little beyond the image boundaries if necessary.
- Choose Selection> Invert Selection.
- In "Filter"> "Blur filter"> "Gaussian blur" set a value of approx. 4 px and confirm with [OK].
- Select "Revise"> "Adjust lighting"> "Depths / highlights" and work out the effect optimally with the controls. Confirm with OK].
- Finally, choose "Revise"> "Adjust Color"> "Adjust Hue / Saturation". Drag the Saturation slider to the right until the color saturation matches your imagination. If necessary, adjust the image a little with the "Brightness" control and then confirm with [OK].
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