Adobe Photoshop for Matte Painting
Course 7: Composition and Perspective: Lens blur and field blur
By David Vega Palacios , Graphic Designer
Joined November 2019
About the video: Lens blur and field blur
Overview
“Depth of field is that blur that is applied to the closest or farthest areas of a photograph when playing with the aperture of the diaphragm and the focal length of a camera. In this unit you will learn how to create planes from the blurring of an image using the two depth of field (DOF) filters that Photoshop has.”
In this video lesson David Vega Palacios addresses the topic: Lens blur and field blur, which is part of the Domestika online course: Course 7: Composition and Perspective. Discover concepts and basic techniques to give depth and realism to your project.
Partial transcription of the video
“PHOTOSHOP FOR MATTE PAINTING COURSE 7 LESSON 7 Lens and Field Blur Now we will see how to create depth of field in an image. Let's see it. Another way to generate planes and highlight elements in a scene is by defocusing it in specific areas, leaving the element of interest in focus. In this composition the elements are fighting for prominence and there is no clear point of interest. To start, I have to define which element I want to highlight and modify the image accordingly. Here the elements I wanted to highlight were the hummingbird and the flower, so I blurred everything in front of an...”
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Course summary for: Course 7: Composition and Perspective
David Vega Palacios
By David Vega Palacios
Peruvian-born David Vega is passionate about the entire creative and transformational process of a photo-compositional project. Founder of MIDAS studio, he dedicates his time to creating impossible images in a fast-paced, constantly evolving environment.
He has collaborated with brands like Toyota, Movistar, Mitsubishi, Nissan, Coca-Cola, Scotiabank, UPC, Oreo, Backus, Renault, Cartavio, Honda, Ford, and many other brands and advertising agencies. In 2019, he made the “200 Best Digital Artists” list from Lürzer’s Archive.
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