![]() ![]() (To see original image, click here.) Next a Bokeh – Selective Effect was applied. ![]() It is easy to apply – this funny image below used the Extreme Fisheye Preset for a starting point and just a tweak to center the effect under the FishEye Adjustments section. There has been a lot of excitement about the Fisheye Effect since you do not have to actually buy the expensive lens to get the look. Fisheye Effect and Bokeh – Selective Effect Once you have the focus set by using the Depth Map, it is pretty self-explanatory to figure out how to proceed. A slight Vignette from within this effect finished up the image. Some adjustments were then added to the Focal Plane and Focus Area sections. See the next section on how to use the brush to fine-tune your Depth Map. The Depth Map created by the program is usually a very good starting point. It helped a lot to watch the second tutorial above to understand how to make a good Depth Map. The image above used the Bokeh – Selective Effect with manual settings. Here is a link to the Topaz Lens Effects User Manual that will help explain exactly what is going on in each of the listed sections below and lets you see for yourself all the great effects they have included. Click here for Topaz Lens Effects Intro and this good basic tutorial called Introduction to the New Topaz Lens Effects to learn how to use some of the features. Topaz has several short tutorials up on U-tube that walk you through many of the new features. These filter effects can be stacked to create a final look. They advertise 20 lens effects and over 150 presets so there are plenty of things to try. ![]() I am still learning about all the things it will do but so far I like what I see. I am happy to say that I am using the new Topaz Lens Effects Plug-in. ![]()
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