from above

More playing around with tilt-shifting in Photoshop. Works really well looking down from above...

Photos can be viewed individually here.
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faking instagram pt.2

Following on from my previous post 'Faking Instagram', there was one more effect that I really like in Instagram that I wanted to show you - that sort of blurry-all-around-the-edges-with-the-focus-right-in-the-centre-so-everything-looks-sort-of-miniature. That is not the technical name. I have since found out the technical name for this effect is tilt-shift. I'll show you a before and after so you can see what I mean. 

Here is a photo of my sister-in-law Matina in Amsterdam some years ago, straight out the camera:

And here's the tilt-shift version. I applied the Earlybird action first.

You can find a quick tutorial for creating tilt-shift effects here. And some more of my experiments here. So there you go, some lovely fake Instagram effects to play around with! Enjoy!

faking instagram pt.1

I really like Instagram photos. Trouble is, I don't own an iPhone, and probably never will. So the next best thing is to just fake the damn things. I had a trundle around on the net and found Daniel Box who'd taken the trouble to make some rather convincing (and free) Instagram Photoshop Actions (thank you Daniel). I'll demonstrate the effects on a picture of my little boy, Leo. 

Here's the original photo straight out the camera:

And here are the 12 filters in the set:

Rather nice aren't they! The set also includes some of the frames that you see on Instagram pics. But what is missing is the waffle effect frame on the original photo up there. So I made one! You will need Photoshop -  just hit this button to download.

cool beauty

If you're finding winter a little hard and dreaming of summer already, maybe these images will remind you of the sheer beauty all around you at this time of year. 

Elle Moss's work is beautiful, ethereal and quirky. Her portraiture shots are amazing too! 

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