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Nikon D800e Zeiss 55mm Otus f1.4
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Hi guys
Thats me just got in from golf..........I am thinking now that my post process method is softening my images to much as like it has already been pointed out the eyes are sharp........tact sharp so will continue with my photoshop skills in trying to make pretty girls look gorgeous
Its the processing using the Guation blurI also wonder Niel, is there some sort of fake blur going on in processing? Its either the compression or your processing on the first. I can't tell
Can i ask what the point of using Gaussian Blur is? Surely it's alot easier to use the camera and lens to create a nice OOF background? Alot less work in PP too!
Or have i missed the point?
HughYou've missed the point a little . Done well, and on masked areas its a great way of smoothing skin. For a portrait I may do >sort blemishes>create new layer and add gaussian blur, mask it so only skin is blurred>create new layer and add high pass filter. Mask it so only skin tones are shaprened> blend as needed
I know thats abit counter intuative, but basically it softens the bits should be soft and sharpening them stops the plastic look.
Love it.......cheers SteveSaw this post earlier and have been singing Bowies China Girl all afternoon, so I thought I would come on here and tell you.
Seeing as Im here now, love all three, gaussion blur or not