Portrait lens filters
Discussion
Looking for some serious replies as I'm considering getting something along the lines of: http://www.cameraworld.co.uk/ViewProdDetails.asp?p...
particularly the 840 and 696 - I'm now trying to go back to doing as much pre-processing as possible as it seems every bloody shot (well those from Amreica at least!) are processed beyond being a photo and turned more into graphics based on photos.
However I tried to get the soft portrait look using PS by duplicating the original layer, using a gausian blur then blending back using the overlay setting. I may have overcooked the blur slightly but it's trial and error. Not so much looking for crit on the portrait more on the before and after effects of the processing:
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particularly the 840 and 696 - I'm now trying to go back to doing as much pre-processing as possible as it seems every bloody shot (well those from Amreica at least!) are processed beyond being a photo and turned more into graphics based on photos.
However I tried to get the soft portrait look using PS by duplicating the original layer, using a gausian blur then blending back using the overlay setting. I may have overcooked the blur slightly but it's trial and error. Not so much looking for crit on the portrait more on the before and after effects of the processing:
. Edited by stigmundfreud on Saturday 10th May 10:31
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