Photoshop Tutorials
12.10.19
Tutorial #1 : Face Slide Effect
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FC48gsKkwN0
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I found this tutorial to be fairly easy to follow. It was beginner-friendly and had clear instructions. Although to follow this tutorial, I had to find a portrait that was taken straight-on. I don't think this specific tutorial would work with photos taken at different angles. Also, it was difficult to find an image of hands pointing how I wanted them to online. So instead, I used the hands from The Creation of Adam to put my own twist on it. I liked the effect the gradient map had on the color in this image.
Tutorial # 2: Background Blur
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oZnZxrQ8AEk
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This tutorial was also easy to follow along. It could be applied to many types of photos as long as there is a subject to focus on. I think it worked out well for this portrait because without the blur it was harder to focus on her face. If I were to try this again, I would wat to figure out how to blur more than just horizontal sections because I wanted everything around my subject to be blurred.