Vignetting


When you're working with old photos, or with new photos that you would like to look old, vignetting is often the trick that makes the difference. It gives that sort of cameo look as the portrait subject comes forward and the background fades to nothing. Here's an easy way to do it.

Draw an elliptical selection marquee around the portrait subject. Invert the selection so that the background is selected. Feather the selection by whatever amount looks right (choose Select Feather). Use Edit Fill and set the Use menu to white, Mode to Normal, and Opacity to 100%. Figure 21.25 shows the effect.

Figure 21.25. No more annoying backgrounds.




Teach Yourself Adobe Photoshop CS 2 In 24 Hours
Sams Teach Yourself Adobe Photoshop CS2 in 24 Hours
ISBN: 0672327554
EAN: 2147483647
Year: 2005
Pages: 241
Authors: Carla Rose

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