PHOTOSHOP® ELEMENTS 3: DOWN & Dirty TRICKS

Photoshop Elements 3 Down & Dirty Tricks4

As in the previous tutorial, this effect imitates a shot taken with a camera very close to the subject, where the area closest to the

lens is in very sharp focus. But with this technique, the image gradually goes out of focus as the depth of field changes.

STEP ONE: Open the image you want to

apply the effect to.

STEP TWO: Go to the Layers palette

and choose Levels from the Create

Adjustment Layer pop-up menu. When

the Levels dialog appears, don’t do any-

thing, just click OK. This will create a

layer mask that we can use for this effect.

Press the G key to switch to the Gradient

tool, and in the Optio ...