Macphun has released Focus 2, which is touted as an easy-to-use software application to enable photographers of all skill levels add selective focus to their images. [Read more…]
How to do Selective Focus in Photoshop
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Here’s a quick video from Photoshop Sr. Product Manager Bryan O’Neil Hughes, who explains how to blur a background and make a subject stand out with the blur gallery in Photoshop.
Lensbaby Sweet 35 Optic
Lensbaby has taken the wraps off of its new Sweet 35 Optic, which works in conjunction with the Lensbaby Optic Swap System. As the name implies, the Sweet 35 Optic is a 35mm lens and features a 12-blade adjustable aperture. The aperture controls is manually adjustable between f/2.5 and f/22 by rotating the front dial on the Sweet 35 Optic unit.
The Sweet 35 Optic is available for $180 from B&H Photo and Amazon.
More details in the press release below. [Read more…]