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Window light effect

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This teaches you how to apply light effect on photograph, which comes through the window, and make the photograph more interesting. Click on it i am sure you will enjoy it.

Added: 30 April 2008 Views: 973

Path : Computers

Web Design

Adobe Photoshop

Keywords: adobe photoshop layer path tool background edit save software design web basic beginner magic wand window light effect

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Step 1

Open your photograph.

Step 2

From Layers Palette, go on Channels, and click on icon like it is shown on the picture below.

Step 3

Now, we'll create our window :)

Take the Rectangular marquee tool and create the selection like it is shown on the picture below.

After that, fill it with white color.

Step 4

Then, press and hold down Ctrl + Alt + Shift key, and by mouse, move the selection from the left side to the right. Look at the picture below!

Step 5

Take again the R. M. tool and now, select the both "white rectangle" and copy them beneath. See the picture below.

If necessary, move the "window" on the center.

Step 6

Go on Filter - Distort - Shear, and apply it on "window" with the following settings.

Step 7

Then, press Ctrl + T key to rotate the window a little.

Step 8

After that, go on Edit - Transform - Distort, and try to get a realistic 3d preview. See the picture below.

We will also apply the blur filter to get a smooth light. So, go on Filter - Blur - gaussian Blur and apply the following settings:

Step 9

Press Ctrl+A key (Select all), and after that Ctrl+C key, to copy everything that we have selected.Then, go back on windows layer and click on our layer to activate it.

After that press Ctrl+V key. While the shadow layer is still selected, for Blending mode select the Overlay. See the picture below.