Does this effect work?

[PhotoJunkieJen]

I can't decide honestly. Does the blur work? Or no?
I wanted to show the little guy's energy.

Mostly I'm just bored at work and messing around

[Mr Guy]

Heh, not quite what you were going for, but when I see that I think, "Oh god it's almost hay fever season".

[JGennuso]

This is really cool. I like how you've managed to keep the little boy in focus. Nice job.

[maplegum]

It makes me feel a bit motion sick! LOL
So I guess you managed to capture and create movement.

[GarethHughes]

Hi! Nice shot.
Could you give any advice on how to take photos in a similar style to this, or is it a post production effect?

Thanks

[PhotoJunkieJen]

Originally Posted by maplegum

It makes me feel a bit motion sick! LOL
So I guess you managed to capture and create movement.

Yeah, I had to totally close it out after about 15 minutes. I was getting woozy!



Gareth, I used photoshop. I'll try to find the link to the tutorial I used. But if you'll just google "Blur effect- photoshop," you should find something along these lines.

[PhotoJunkieJen]

Here's how I did it

First, I opened the image I wanted to use in Photoshop.

Then, I hit Control + J to make a copy of that layer. (Command J on Mac).

I then went up to "Filter" ---> "Blur" ----> "Radial Blur."

On the Radial Blur Menu, I chose "Zoom" so that the effect "zooms" in toward him instead of the "Spin" effect, which would, as the name implies, spin around him.

Then, I moved the grid on that menu over a bit so it centers on my little friend.

Hit Ok, and Voila, you have a blur.

Now, to make your subject (my little friend, in this case) clear, I chose the eraser tool and started erasing the blur over him. As you erase, he comes into focus.

Hope that makes sense.

[GarethHughes]

Amazing, thanks very much.

Might appear in one of my pictures sometime soon. Ill be sure to give credit.

Cheers!

[sandman935]

I'm thinking... this is the view from the large rabid dog that just jumped your fence.

Kinda morbid... I know. But the blur makes him seem like a target.

[kajo]

Originally Posted by sandman935

I'm thinking... this is the view from the large rabid dog that just jumped your fence.

I'm afraid I will have to agree with Sandman here.

I like the effect and the photograph but I don't think it achieves the desired effect of showing the little guy's energy. I would have expected a blur on him with the rest fixed to make it work.