Sorry so brash, but I'm in that kind of mood.
It's been a while since I've had any portraits taken of myself.
When you're behind the camera all the time you don't think about getting involved.
Meet WW. Me.
Cody took this photo of me while we were waiting for lunch at a restaurant in St Augustine.
When I first looked at it I didn't like the overall image, but I looked happy.
I wondered what I could do to get rid of the background distractions.
So, I did a little sleuthing and decided to use the Lens Blur Filter.
The tutorial I found was very easy to follow and may be just
what you need to transform any so-so photos you might have.
It gives you a more shallow depth of field which will place
more focus on whatever area you designate.
Above is a comparison of the straight-out-of-camera (SOC) shot and
one with the lens blur filter applied then converted to B&W.
As you can see, it made a huge difference to the entire photo.
I don't love any photos of myself, really, but I do now.
Interested in learning how to apply a Lens Blur Filter in Photoshop?
Len Blur Filter Tutorial
*Also, in the photo at the top of the post, I tightened the crop a little more.
Compare it to the other B&W in the triptych.
It's been a while since I've had any portraits taken of myself.
When you're behind the camera all the time you don't think about getting involved.
Meet WW. Me.
Cody took this photo of me while we were waiting for lunch at a restaurant in St Augustine.
When I first looked at it I didn't like the overall image, but I looked happy.
I wondered what I could do to get rid of the background distractions.
So, I did a little sleuthing and decided to use the Lens Blur Filter.
The tutorial I found was very easy to follow and may be just
what you need to transform any so-so photos you might have.
It gives you a more shallow depth of field which will place
more focus on whatever area you designate.
Above is a comparison of the straight-out-of-camera (SOC) shot and
one with the lens blur filter applied then converted to B&W.
As you can see, it made a huge difference to the entire photo.
I don't love any photos of myself, really, but I do now.
Interested in learning how to apply a Lens Blur Filter in Photoshop?
Len Blur Filter Tutorial
*Also, in the photo at the top of the post, I tightened the crop a little more.
Compare it to the other B&W in the triptych.
Random:
- The weather is super yucky. I feel equally yucky.
- Tomorrow I am getting a new hair style for FREE!!!
- I'm thinking about side-bangs?!
- My bosses gf opened a salon and I do her books - more free haircuts are in my future.
- This week she's doing free hair styles and is having before and after pics taken by a man who just started working for our company. He has previously been a pro photographer.
- After my 9am haircut, I get to assist him with taking everyone else's photos.
- I know nothing about artificial lighting so I'm looking forward to learning something new.
- Maybe I'll also have some sweet before and after hair pics to share! I'll let you know how it goes!
