How You Can Make a Zoom Effect Portrait using Photoshop Elements

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[@jimhorsfield8453]

Thanks very much George.

[@HTGGeorge]

You're welcome! This one turned out to be easier than I thought it would be, I was expecting lots of clean up needed on the zoom, but it looked fine on the first try

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[@MrMoonpie001]

I really do appreciate these short video especially on effects. Each effect has its own little secret and some even have to be used with other effects or blending modes. It is amazing what one can come up with. Thank you! Rich

[@HTGGeorge]

Thanks Rich! This one is an oldie but a goodie. Used to be quite popular about 20 years ago. Haven't seen it much so looked like a good one to do a refresh on. George

[@drmivysingh]

very clear and informative, much appreciated

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@@HTGGeorge I have only started to learn how to use photoshop so I am using your videos - I subscribed because they are the easiest and clearest to follow on KZbin, continue the excellent education!

[@febeleven]

The Polygonal lasso tool is my favorite. I never knew how to use it until I saw you do it on a older video, George,Thank You so much for that!

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You are very welcome, it's my favorite also

[@bobmakrides]

Thanks very much George for this video.

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You're welcome again! George

[@eileenlittle3052]

WOW it looks absolutely great. Thanks George

[@HTGGeorge]

You're welcome Eileen, this is an old trick but it still works great. It was really popular back in the '90s George

[@PhotoMcMan]

Thanks!

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[@gefflynn7171]

Very clean, straight forward and intuitive! Thanks for very easy to understand instructions! Peace - operating Elements 2019 photo/premiere

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[@gefflynn7171]

@@HTGGeorge ? I saved a layer mask and reopened it later but cannot finish up cleaning the edges. I select the brush and it is a plus cursor instead of a circle cursor. Will I need to start over or is there another trick? thx

[@gefflynn7171]

AHHHHHH! GOT IT! Needed to "Deselect" >;-)

[@JulesMoyaert_photo]

You are good. REALLY good! Thank you!

[@HTGGeorge]

Thanks Jules, and you're welcome! George

[@JohnChubbSr]

This worked beautifully on a Marilyn Monroe photo, and placed it in a frame. Thanks, George!

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Great idea John! Even makes logical sense as this is an old technique which you used on an old photo. George

[@laurakusa1180]

Thanks so much for sharing.

[@HTGGeorge]

You're welcome Laura! George

[@cjayjr7706]

Hey Geo, tried this effect and really liked it. I used a different approach because my arthritis keep me from using the lasso tool to go around the person (and sometimes it jumps back and connect to the beginning point - I hate that) , so I use the Quick Selection Tool. Next I do an inverse and voilà - no need for a mask. I used this method on a previous class of yours on blurring the background. Again like the idea but as in most photo editing there's more than one way to do something. For me and my arthritis this works for me. Thanks - keep posting those classes.

[@HTGGeorge]

You're welcome! You are right, there are loads of ways to do almost everything in Photoshop Elements. I usually go for the one that works best for me but I think I mentioned that any technique is fine to create the mask in this video since the Refine Edge tool only came to PSE in version 13. Interestingly over in Adobe Photoshop they re-did the Refine Edge tool in the last version and now instead of using a lasso to make the original selection using the Quick Mask tool is the better technique in PS. George

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I have been giving your comment some thought and decided to do a video for tomorrow showing how to use the quick selection tool to remove a background. I covered that years ago but probably due for a refresh. You can use the Refine Edge tool to get difficult areas around hair as well once you make the initial selection and invert it. George

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@@HTGGeorge Just thought an easier way would be helpful. I've been using PSE for over 10 years and now with Topaz filters - great results.

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HI, Topaz is great, but I try to keep my videos on KZbin clean from plugins. George

[@DrinkingStar]

Thanks for this video. I was unaware of this effect. Again, this also an excellent for a Photoshop novice.

[@HTGGeorge]

You're welcome. This one was very popular about 20 years ago but has since been a bit forgotten. You can tell by the primitive filter tool. But it still works great and is an interesting yet easy to make effect. Would be nice if Adobe would update this and a few other filters with a thumbnail view in the filter. George

[@garygary246]

I appreciate your tutorial!...

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Thanks Gary!

[@FamilyofTech]

Thanks for the video!!!

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You're welcome!!! George

[@uptownphotography]

Excellent as always George. Question: If wanted to come back at a later date and change (or remove) that zoom effect. How would you do that change. Also, is there a way to tell what filter/effects were used on a layer? Thanks.............

[@HTGGeorge]

Hi, as long as you save the file in the native Photoshop Elements psd file format you can always come back and edit later. There is no way to remove the zoom effect once it is made on a layer. Best bet would be to make a duplicate layer of the original and then add the zoom to the duplicate layer. Of course it is always a good habit to save to new file names or numbered versions, that way you can always go back to a previous version if needed. I usually name my files first by the project name, then I give them version numbers. In Adobe Photoshop you can use Smart Layers which allow you to go back and edit the layer effect in the future and you can also see what the effect was, Photoshop Elements does not have that feature. For professional work I always recommend using Adobe Photoshop and not Photoshop Elements. George

[@joeodell6077]

Thanks for the reply for some reason it won't get off of spin I click zoom got black dt but the square stays on spin

[@HTGGeorge]

First make sure that the layer you want to change is not locked, and that it is selected. Then open the zoom tool, it is hard to see what it will do if you are just looking at the preview in the tool. Best thing to do is to try it. Basically if you want to spin then set the slider towards the left for best results, if you want to zoom them move the slider to the right. Here is a different take on using the zoom tool kzbin.info/www/bejne/m5vbh2mgZbeFf9E

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[@justinemondonphotographe8411]

bonjour avait vous une vidéo sur la dissolution de visage ? sur éléments photoshop ?

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Hi, take a look at these 3 videos, they all use that basic technique kzbin.info/www/bejne/bnmlk4mkfJZ1bqs kzbin.info/www/bejne/mmWahaZnpbCpjac kzbin.info/www/bejne/j3i1g62qidhqfqs George

[@peterhead9981]

Silly question no doubt, but how can one create a reverse zoom to this one, one that could used to make it look as if a vehicle suddenly zoomed into view? Here the zoom kind of starts behind the young lass. Maybe I'm missing something and am having yet another senior moment!

[@HTGGeorge]

Hi Peter, in this image I am just using the zoom tool to create an interesting blurred background. If you want something to look like it is zooming by then you need to zoom effect attached to the subject plus you need some un-zoomed background as reference. There is a Guided Edit that does this trick, the results aren't too good as it is after all a Guided Edit, but it does show the concept. For a nice zoomed into view effect you would want the subject up close in the foreground and then stretched and blurred off into the background.

[@FamilyofTech]

Do you have a tutorial on how to cut a portion of an image and paste it in another completely separate image? For photoshop elements

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Loads of my projects use that basic concept, check out this playlist kzbin.info/aero/PLfp-NJt_DpgE40NvFRXvqUMhUi5dKZkRv George

[@JorgenD-original]

Good one

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Thanks Jorgen George

[@joeodell6077]

FOR SOME REASON MY ZOOM WON'T WORK I ONLY GET SPIN DID I DO SOMETHING WRONG I HAVE ELEMENTS 14

[@HTGGeorge]

Should work, this is a really old filter that has been around at least since version 10 and probably before. Double check your settings. In Filter/Blur choose Radial Blur, click the zoom setting, then set the slider control all the way to the right at 100%.