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Film Grain
by Paint Chip
Photoshop offers a wealth of filters. Filters from the Artistic submenu help you achieve painterly and artistic effects for a fine arts or commercial project. These filters replicate natural or traditional media effects. All the Artistic filters can be applied through the Filter Gallery.
Applying filters to individual layers gives you the ability to stack filters one on top of the next, setting the transparency to get just the right affect. When using layers you also leave your original photo intact. :-)
Many times I find that combining filters offers me the best results for my projects. For this project, I used multiple layers with lighting and color enhancements. Then used two filters to finish the project.
The Straightening Tool, is found within the distort filter set. So even though many of us consider it a tool, much like the cropping tools - I suppose the good folks at Adobe consider it a filter.
When using the straightening tool you'll see changes in the angle of your photo. This is achieved by aligning the image with a straight line.
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The second filter I applied is the popular Film Grain Filter. Film Grain applies an even pattern to the shadow tones and midtones. A smoother, more saturated pattern is added to the lighter areas. This filter is useful for eliminating banding in blends and visually unifying elements from various sources.
After cloning out a few unsightly elements from the photo, I applied this filter to achieve the look shown in the photo below.
The settings were: Grain = 2, Highlight = 18, Intensity = 7.
You can access the Film Grain filter using the following menu path: Filters > Artistic > Film Grain
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I encourage you to give this filter a go... as well as, all the great Artistic filters Photoshop has to offer!
See Also:
Photoshop offers a wealth of filters. Filters from the Artistic submenu help you achieve painterly and artistic effects for a fine arts or commercial project. These filters replicate natural or traditional media effects. All the Artistic filters can be applied through the Filter Gallery.
Applying filters to individual layers gives you the ability to stack filters one on top of the next, setting the transparency to get just the right affect. When using layers you also leave your original photo intact. :-)Many times I find that combining filters offers me the best results for my projects. For this project, I used multiple layers with lighting and color enhancements. Then used two filters to finish the project.
The Straightening Tool, is found within the distort filter set. So even though many of us consider it a tool, much like the cropping tools - I suppose the good folks at Adobe consider it a filter.
When using the straightening tool you'll see changes in the angle of your photo. This is achieved by aligning the image with a straight line.
| Below is the original photo taken from my front yard. In the photo the horizon appears to be along a hill. |
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| Here's the photo after using the straightening tool, cropping it, and applying various color and light treatments. Each on their own layer of course: |
 Notice how the horizon is straighter on this photo? That was achieved using the straightening tool to correct the poor camera/lens angle when taking the picture. To access the tool use the menu path: Filters > Distort > Lens Correction |
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The second filter I applied is the popular Film Grain Filter. Film Grain applies an even pattern to the shadow tones and midtones. A smoother, more saturated pattern is added to the lighter areas. This filter is useful for eliminating banding in blends and visually unifying elements from various sources.
After cloning out a few unsightly elements from the photo, I applied this filter to achieve the look shown in the photo below.
The settings were: Grain = 2, Highlight = 18, Intensity = 7. You can access the Film Grain filter using the following menu path: Filters > Artistic > Film Grain**************************************************************
I encourage you to give this filter a go... as well as, all the great Artistic filters Photoshop has to offer!
See Also:
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