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Forest Dreams
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I went for a surreal, dreamy look. However, I now realise that this is probably what the forest would look like having woken up after being knocked out!
Feedback welcome……
Definitely dream-like qualities to the shot. I’m not sure about the position of the trees though. It almost looks like lens distortion from the middle tree to the right of the frame?
Ali wrote:
I’m not sure about the position of the trees though. It almost looks like lens distortion from the middle tree to the right of the frame?
If my lens did that to verticals it would be in the bin lol! The trees look that way in real life. I could have straightened them, but thought they added to the surreal appearance.
Hi SteveD. What did you do to get that effect.
I like it, feels to me that I’m looking through the eyes of someone else in a dream.
If that makes any sense. :oops:Banjo wrote:
Hi SteveD. What did you do to get that effect.
-Duplicate background layer
-Change blending mode to lighten
-Filter > Blur > Gaussian Blur 5-15 pixels
-Edit > Transform > Scale …..Width 101%, Height 101%
-Flatten image
-Duplicate the new background layer and change blending mode to luminosity
-Filter > Distort > Lens Correction ……… Vignette amount ‘-75,’ midpoint ’30’
-Flatten image and sharpen for displayDone! Try it out and feel free to post your efforts in this thread.
What effect is the Transform for? Does that alteration somehow reduce the effect of the gaussian blur and change it to ‘soft focus’ appearance? Never come across that method before Steve.
brandyman wrote:
What effect is the Transform for?
It gives a very subtle double-exposure effect, all adding to the dream-like look. 101% was just the value I choose, although I wouldn’t recommend going over 105%.
Nice effects, Steve, though I agree with Ali about the verticals.
For me the vignetting is a bit too clean, can make out the oval shape which would bug me. I prefer to create an adjustment levels layer, darken everything down and set to multiple. In the levels mask I brush back in ‘light’ with varying sizes and opacities of brushes…feel it gives me more control and options than a programme generated vignette.
I like this, it gives a sense of almost vertigo with the tall trees bearing overhead, kind of contrasts with the dreamy feel below though. I’d like to see this without the doubling effect, just the softening.
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