Photoshop Techniques for Photographers: Bringing Back the Focus

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Witness Vincent Versace’s amazing technique for bringing back a photograph’s focus from the dead. You’ll learn the underlying fundamentals of what makes this magic possible as you step through each stage of the process, and come away with not only a new understanding, but an arsenal of tips, actions, presets, and plugins to use on your own work.

Introduction (09:30) Vincent explains the history of how this technique, rightfully named The Lazarus Effect, evolved to help you learn the why behind the how. This foundational lesson sets the stage for everything else in this class.
Using the Lazarus Effect on a Landscape Photograph (36:59) Get started on the right foot by downloading the actions and installing the plugins needed to make this process work. Leverage the power of actions to consistenly step through this process while remaining in complete control of the outcome.
Using the Lazarus Effect on a Portrait Photograph (28:33) The second version of the action optimizes the Lazarus Effect for use on a portrait photograph by replicating the same mask all the way through the process.
Performing the Lazarus Effect with a Configurator (22:44) The third version of the action performs the steps of the Lazarus Effect with Photoshop mostly (and only one third-party plugin) to provide an alternate method of achieving the end result of bringing back focus in a photograph.

Course Time: 01 Hours 37 Minutes

F.

Jan 17 2013

Very cool, very well presented and enjoyable. Getting down to the nuts and bolts makes things easier in the long run.
G. Schrader

Jan 14 2013

Mr. Versace is probably the most technically gifted of the lecturers. His command on the subject of post production whether gray scale or color is amazing. Since I am an amateur - I must replay his videos multiple times, however his concepts and manipulations of a photographs are pure genius. With enough study on my part I hope -- some day to comprehend his lectures on the first round. Thank you sir.
A. Pendlebury

Mar 8 2012

Great course. There is so much valuable information here ... hey in all the courses. After watching the lessons in this photography course I am lost for words - the course has brought so much more to my thinking with regard to photography. Vincent Versace has gone into so much depth explaining his techniques & the reasons behind his techniques it is simply awesome. Thank you.
C. Brice

Feb 17 2012

awesome

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Vincent Versace

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Vincent Versace is a recipient of the 1998 Computerworld Smithsonian Award in Media Arts & Entertainment and the 2001 Shellenberg fine art award. His work is part of the permanent collection of...VIEW FULL BIO»

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