>>> What would a depth of field plugin for Photoshop do?
>>
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> So, like, hit 'q,' paint a gradient, hit 'q' again, run a blur filter.
> No plugin needed.
Doesn't work. Sure, you can blur top or bottom, or one side or the other, but
that does not simulate making the depth of field shallower. All it does is
blur part of the picture, with both near and far objects at the same part of
the gradient being blurred equally. Big whoop.

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PH - 02 Feb 2007 00:01 GMT
Cj I agree with you completely. I'm looking for a more believable effect.
>>>> What would a depth of field plugin for Photoshop do?
>>>
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> of
> the gradient being blurred equally. Big whoop.
John McWilliams - 02 Feb 2007 02:26 GMT
>>>> What would a depth of field plugin for Photoshop do?
>>> It would allow you to retouch the image to make the subject more in focus
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> blur part of the picture, with both near and far objects at the same part of
> the gradient being blurred equally. Big whoop.
This will work fine where the image recedes summat uniformly from one
side or the other.

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Ken Lucke - 02 Feb 2007 02:49 GMT
> >>>> What would a depth of field plugin for Photoshop do?
> >>> It would allow you to retouch the image to make the subject more in focus
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> This will work fine where the image recedes summat uniformly from one
> side or the other.
Works when it recedes radially, too - remember gradients can be radial
as well as linear.

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Ken Lucke - 02 Feb 2007 04:40 GMT
> > >>>> What would a depth of field plugin for Photoshop do?
> > >>> It would allow you to retouch the image to make the subject more in
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> Works when it recedes radially, too - remember gradients can be radial
> as well as linear.
Sorry, forgot the smiley, lest you take me seriously...

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PH - 02 Feb 2007 02:50 GMT
>>> So, like, hit 'q,' paint a gradient, hit 'q' again, run a blur filter.
>>> No plugin needed.
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> This will work fine where the image recedes summat uniformly from one side
> or the other.
How would it work fine if objects at the same distance from the camera as
the subject were not in focus but the subject was.
You obviously don't understand depth of field.
PH - 02 Feb 2007 03:53 GMT
"John McWilliams" wrote in message >> On Thu, 1 Feb 2007 14:37:35 -0800, >>
> This will work fine where the image recedes summat uniformly from one side
> or the other.
Thanks John. I laughed so hard I pissed my pants.
John McWilliams - 02 Feb 2007 04:04 GMT
> "John McWilliams" wrote in message >> On Thu, 1 Feb 2007 14:37:35 -0800, >>
>> This will work fine where the image recedes summat uniformly from one side
>> or the other.
> Thanks John. I laughed so hard I pissed my pants.
Well, you made my day.
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