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Photoshop Lensbaby Fake
Started April 30, 2011 @ 7:43pm by GregFied
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GregFied
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| Photoshop Lensbaby Fake | April 30, 2011 @ 7:43pm | I don't recall if I tried this in the past, but with all of the beautiful lensbaby shots out there, and not owning one, I wanted to see if I could come up with a similar effect in Photoshop.
I chose a relatively busy cherry blossom shot, because I felt it might work well for a first attempt.
Click Image to Enlarge
PPY-definitely!
"The very best you can hope for is ... I get over my need to be completely objective and instead take the time to create a photograph that makes you see, and feel, the scene the way I saw it." -David duChemin
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Don
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| "Fake lensbaby effec | April 30, 2011 @ 8:06pm | Interesting effect.. Did you stay within photoshop workflow, or did you use any 3rd party plugins? Oh, and did you use CS5? 
DON: Canon 5DMk2;7D:50D;G11; FujiX100;
16-35mm;24-105mm;135mm;100mm Macro;100-400mm;
I have low vision and a small vision field. I shoot for therapy, guess at the settings,edit & hope for the best.
"YOU SEE WHAT YOU SEE!"
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GregFied
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| April 30, 2011 @ 8:23pm | Hey Don,
I used Lightroom first to add the vignette, then the rest was done in CS5 using a lens blur filter (zoom) at 12px and a hi-pass vivid light filter at 2.5px. (These settings were on an 1870x2360px cropped original). I didn't use any plug-ins.
I painted a white mask with varying opacities of black in the center to remove the blur there, and then painted a black mask with gray/white to add the hi-pass sharpening in the center.
It didn't take long at all, and I am quite happy with the results. I might have to try this for different types of lensbabies and tweak it...at least until I get a Lensbaby.
PPY-definitely!
"The very best you can hope for is ... I get over my need to be completely objective and instead take the time to create a photograph that makes you see, and feel, the scene the way I saw it." -David duChemin
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Don
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| lensbaby effect | April 30, 2011 @ 8:33pm |
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Hey Don,
I used Lightroom first to add the vignette, then the rest was done in CS5 using a lens blur filter (zoom) at 12px and a hi-pass vivid light filter at 2.5px. (These settings were on an 1870x2360px cropped original). I didn't use any plug-ins.
I painted a white mask with varying opacities of black in the center to remove the blur there, and then painted a black mask with gray/white to add the hi-pass sharpening in the center.
It didn't take long at all, and I am quite happy with the results. I might have to try this for different types of lensbabies and tweak it...at least until I get a Lensbaby. |
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Wow, thanks for sharing the quick "tutorial"
DON: Canon 5DMk2;7D:50D;G11; FujiX100;
16-35mm;24-105mm;135mm;100mm Macro;100-400mm;
I have low vision and a small vision field. I shoot for therapy, guess at the settings,edit & hope for the best.
"YOU SEE WHAT YOU SEE!"
http://fototime.com/inv/F841 |
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Flo
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| May 1, 2011 @ 8:16am | If you hadn't said you were trying to emulate a Lensbaby effect, I'd have said this is a totally successful partial PS blur.
But it's just not quite "there" for a true Lensbaby effect. Lensbaby distorts the edges more. IOW, it seems to spread the subjects along the edges even more. This effect is especially more noticeable when there are highlights near the edges, such as street and store lights.
But don't let my comments discourage you. Keep on doing this - as this image can stand on its own any time!
Flo - PPY
"May we live in peace without weeping. May our joy outline the lives we touch without ceasing. And may our love fill the world, angel wings beating." aziza
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Wes
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| May 1, 2011 @ 8:43am | I think this is a very difficult thing to do, Greg but you are getting so close. I agree with Flo's assessment. Maybe a little radial blur might add a little to the fake.
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GregFied
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| May 1, 2011 @ 9:51am | Thanks, Wes. I am using a lot of your images as a basis.
Flo--I think I see what you're saying. It appears that I would need to add another blurred layer, or even overlay a slightly skewed radial blur on the outer edge only. I am going to have to search for the post, but Chuck had posted a series of cactus images taken with a lensbaby a while back. I think those would be a good study for the edge effects you are referring to.
Thanks for the comment about the stand-alone image. I was trying for Lensbaby, but I still like the effect, even if it is not yet close enough!
Maybe someone can help me out...and post a mid-range lensbaby photo similarly busy to this cherry image so I can study it and can try again.
PPY-definitely!
"The very best you can hope for is ... I get over my need to be completely objective and instead take the time to create a photograph that makes you see, and feel, the scene the way I saw it." -David duChemin
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Last Edit: May 1, 2011 @ 9:52am by GregFied | |
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