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Thanks - it's P22 Zaner from MyFonts.com

Just to clarify, the depth of field on those two flowers is entirely natural and done in camera. The PS blur was only applied to the background to blur it slightly more than what was possible with...

The new Blur Gallery in Photoshop CS6 provides a powerful yet easy to use interface to create selective focus and tilt lens effects. See these tools in action and learn how to successfully apply them to your own images.

If you create an action that includes running a script, you'll see a step marked "script." You can insert a stop and then when batch processing using that action, you'd manually run the script for...

If you create an action that includes running a script, you'll see a step marked "script." You can insert a stop and then when batch processing using that action, you'd manually run the script for...

Mikepop, in order not to rewrite over an existing file, you need to record a Save As step in the action, not a save step. : Photoshop gives you three destination options. Be aware that the second...

Good catch, and thanks for fixing it Amadou.

Peet, I'll try to give you a quick overview here. There are two type of layers - those with pixels (think of them as pictures) and those with instructions (adjustments - like make it lighter,...

Photoshop actions in combination with batch processing can make short work of tasks that you perform frequently. Creating them is easier than you may think and can greatly increase your productivity.

"Because you can get a photography of an event that never actually happened, except in your mind."
Well that's a very good point that didn't cross my mind! I was so caught up in the realism that...

Thanks Paul. Interesting about the Victorians use of glass plate textures - I didn't know that. And thanks for identifying the texture I used!

Check into onOne Software. Part of Perfect Suite 6 is a program called Perfect Layers 2 that I think can be used to combine images.

The links partially work for me although the linked site appears as a tab that you need to click rather than the new page opening completely. Hopefully one of the DPReview staff can make the links...

The ironic thing is that there is a trend among painters now to create photo-realistic paintings. Some of them look exactly like a photograph ... and I can't help but wonder why paint it then? ...

Definitely give it a try, but don't be frustrated if you don't like the results with the first image you try it with. It doesn't work with all images, but you'll soon get a sense for when it does...

I agree and thanks for the kind words.

Thanks Judy. Yes, Shadowhouse Creations is a good source for textures. The link to their site is included in the article.

For me photography is an art and techniques such as this blur the boundaries between what is a traditional photograph and what is a painting. (But note that these techniques have been used for a...

It's tempting to think that adding a texture hides that the image is lower res or has noise. To a small extent that may be true. However, as I say in the article, for best results, you want to...

Sometimes I do too - and in that case, don't apply a texture. It's just an option to create a look that some people like, and as with all artistic options, that some people don't. If there weren't...