Photoshop Exercise # 2 – Creating an “old time image” with blurred edges

Edited Image
Original Image

• Open your photo in Photoshop
• Duplicate the background layer by clicking Layer > Duplicate Layer.
• Blur your duplicate layer using the Gaussian Blur filter
1. Click Filter > Blur > Gaussian Blur
2. Set your blur to somewhere between 10 and 30 pixels – your image should look pretty blurry. Click OK.
• Use your elliptical marquee tool to draw an oval around the part of the image you would like to keep sharp.
• Feather the edges of your selection
  On newer versions of Photoshop, click Select > Refine Edge
  On older versions of Photoshop, click Select > Feather
  Set your Feather Radius to a soft amount between 30 and 50 pixels.
• Cut out your elliptical selection by clicking Edit > Cut
• Create a Hue/Saturation Layer by clicking Layer > New Adjustment Layer > Hue and Saturation
• Reduce your saturation to -40 or -50%
• Save your work as a psd or tiff to keep the layers
• If you are finished with your image, flatten your image by clicking Layer > Flatten image.
• Resave your work as a jpeg for sharing