Photoshop CS5 for Windows and Macintosh: Visual QuickStart Guide

Chapter 17. Refocusing

IN THIS CHAPTER

Applying the Lens Blur filter 287

Changing the focus with a vignette 290

Applying the Lens Correction filter 292

Applying the Motion Blur filter 294

Using the Sharpen tool 295

Applying the Smart Sharpen filter 296

Applying the Unsharp Mask filter 299

Photographers use focusing techniques to orchestrate a scene, such as blurriness to convey motion or a shallow depth of field to contrast an in-focus subject with its background. In Photoshop, you can apply similar special effects, and also correct for defects produced by a camera lens. In this chapter, you’ll apply the Lens Blur filter and use vignettes ...