Ready to add
a bit of action to your action shot?
Here is my photo:
Select the Lasso tool,
and roughly outline the object you wish to add motion
to:
Copy and paste your
selection into a new layer. You will have one
layer of the background with the object and one of just
the object itself. Select the original layer
containing the entire image and go to Filter > Blur
> Motion Blur and use the following settings:
Select a large soft
eraser and activate the top cut out layer.
Carefully brush along the edges of your picture until
you get the movement you are looking for. Have
some fun with it.
Select the layer
containing the entire image, go to Enhance > Adjust
Lighting > Brightness and Contrast and use brightness
+6 and contrast+28.
Play around with the
contrast a bit more if you like. I added the same
contrast to my cut out layer for a bit more
pop.
And a layout with
movement:
Need by
James Davidson. Supplies: Digital
kit: Winter Warmer by Handmaid Designs
for ScrapStreet.com, Font: Engravers MT.
