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Nicole
01-23-2007, 11:00 PM
In the Photojojo (http://www.photojojo.com) e-mail that I got last night, there was a link to a tutorial on a post-processing effect that I'd never heard of before, the Orton Effect (http://www.pcin.net/update/index.php/2006/11/01/the-orton-effect-digital-photography-tip-of-the-week/). The basic theory of this effect is that it would put 2 pictures together, one in focus, one out of focus, and combined they create a kind of softened but sharp effect. This tutorial shows you how to do this in photoshop with a single picture.

Original picture:
http://static.flickr.com/155/367399177_0922986d11.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/nicolesphotos/367399177/)

Orton Effect Applied:
[/URL][URL="http://www.flickr.com/photos/nicolesphotos/367399397/"]http://static.flickr.com/98/367399397_2b6c763224.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/nicolesphotos/367399397/)

The site that this tutorial is on, PCIN.net (http://www.pcin.net/update/index.php/category/computer-tips/digital-photography-tips/) has quite a few little digital photography tips and tricks on it as well as some very basic info, so it's worth a look.

NaturesPixel
01-24-2007, 01:29 AM
i have done this before.. i find it very good on landscapes... it was actually Mike brown that showed me .... he also does it on flowers i have only tried it on one flower i will have to dig out my images.... from old hard drive ... got new puter today and need to still transfer all my info over...lol:)