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ritwikr — Diffused Glow Tutorial
Published: 2006-09-30 10:13:35 +0000 UTC; Views: 20487; Favourites: 68; Downloads: 51
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Difficulty : Very simple.Time Required : Between 2 - 5 minutes.
Description : This is a very simple technique, with very effective results. It gives just about any photo a beautiful, diffused glow.
This technique can be applied to just about any photo, and is very simple to understand.
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the tutorial really help me out when i was a big noob at photoshop .. using that technique very frequently
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Where is that top picture on sxc.hu? Its such a cool pic i want it!
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Good poster. Clear and to the point with examples. I don't use Photoshop, so it would be useless to describe how I would implement such a thing with my own sofware, but it's certainly a technique I'll keep in the back of my mind. Most of the time when I'm looking for diffusion, I shoot with an optical diffuser. I do bring out colors digitally using a variety of techniques though. Haven't delved too much into layering and blending. That's going to take some time to learn how to accomplish properly. I would caution anybody trying this technique not to blow out the highlights of their image. A careful use of tone curves can keep a hint of detail that might not seem so important on screen, but looks so much better on paper than stark white blankness.
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Thanks! Likewise, my friend. Lack of Indians on dA i tell you!
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yeah. i know about 10-12 indians now. but thts too less! 
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Kinda for noobies, easy effect to get from jsut messing with filters, etc.
But none-the-less, it's a cool tut. And nice stocks used as well.
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Yup the tutorial is for 'noobies' but its an effect i use quite frequently, so decided to write a tut.
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Great tutorial.. easy explination and easy to follow..
love the first sample image, but the second may have benefited from a different "before and after disection"
there is alot on the right that isnt on the left, for instance, the scattered clouds.. i think a diagonal cut would make quite a bit of difference
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This is a great effect that can have alot of knowlege to be gained,
especially for beginner photographers.
I have my own style of intensifying images and all,
but this will be something I will definetly try out.
Good job.
x Kia Lola x
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Aw yes, a tutorialon how to make a photo look better. I actually needed to look at one of these.
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