mustbenargles.files.wordpress.com€¦  · Web viewI then went to Filter > Blur > Motion blur to add blur to around the outside of the face to make the actual face the main focus

This is my original photograph.

I then selected the Elliptical Marque Tool.

Using the Elliptical Marque Tool.

After I covered the face with the Elliptical Marque Tool I went to Select > Inverse to select all the area that isn’t inside the circle.

I then went to Filter > Blur > Motion blur to add blur to around the outside of the face to make the actual face the main focus of the photo.

I selected a Distance of 45 as it was exactly what I wanted for the outside of the photo.

There was a really obvious line across the finger where I added the blur, so I used the Smudge Tool to blend it in and make it less noticeable.

I then adjusted the colour curves.

- Increased Highlights- Slightly Increased Midtone Brightness- Decreased Shadows

I used the Elliptical Marque Tool again to select the face and inverted it once more.

I did this so I could adjust the lighting on the outside edges of the photo. I did this by going to Enhance > Adjust Lighting > Brightness/Contrast.

I decreased the Brightness to -75.

I then added text to the bottom right of the photo.

I wanted to make the text stand out more so I went to Layer > Layer Style > Style Settings

And added Bevol to the text with a size of 1

I decided to change the colour of the text to white because it suited the picture better then green.