2010 Virtual Photowalk — Chocolate
Photo by Artlover, LH
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f/5.6, 1/20, ISO 800, Exposure; Manual, Focal length 105,0 mm, Lens 105,0 mm f/2.8
The image is edited in Lightroom 2 and Photoshop.
The image before editing in Photoshop
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In this post I thought to catch the viewer´s eye with a method called Light focus. Chocolate makes it very much:-). But you can strengthen it further. This method is particular useful if you want to draw eyes to take up a particular part of the picture. Here I´ve focused on the text.
How to make this
Start creating a background layer. Layer> duplicate layer . Then choose Filter> render> lighting effects . In the dialog box that appears (see below) you will see that there are various tools to use. Before you do this, you may need to change to 8 bits/channel if you have a different value in the picture. Change this under image>mode .
Begin to set type of light on omni. Then work wit...