So any darkroom developer can burn the edges of a photo ever so subtley so that the focus is brought on the subject of the photo, right? Well today, we learned how to do that in PhotoShop. First, we added an Adjustment Layer of "Layers". Then, selecting our Gradient Tool, setting it on Radial-> Multiply and hitting D, then X on the keyboard (D sets us to white/black, X sets us to black/white), we drew a gradient from the center out. Finally, using the brush tool in a large size, we drew on that adjustment layer to bring out any focal points that we wanted to remove that gradient from (faces are a great example). Voila!
Not so sure what I think about the technique; I realize the reason for doing it, but I didn't really like the way it came out on my photo. I guess I'll have to try it again!
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