Miniature Photo

Miniature Photo is a one of photoshop trick that turn real image,object, scene or whatever to fake model. Below is the example of miniature photo: -

It is important to choose the right photo for this miniature effect. Photos that taken from above with wide viewing angle is tend to be more suitable for this effect.

How to make it:

1. Open an image that you want to edit and press ‘D’ (No.1) to turn the default black and white background/foreground color. Make sure the foreground color is black.

2. Press G (No.2) or choose gradient tool. At the top setting, select Reflected Gradient (No.3) 

3. Select Edit in Quick Mask Mode by pressing Q

4. Drag a vertical line or horizontal line (No. 5) on your image. Start from where you want the focus center to be and drag upwards to where you want the image to be out of focus.

 

6. Now, go to Filter > Blur > Lens Blur.  

7. Adjust the Iris and Specular Highlights settings until you satisfied . Here’s my settings:

8. Press CTRL+D on your keyboard to remove the dashed lines on your image.

This fake miniatute effect requires a fair amount of trial and error. You may not get something you like the first time. Step backward several times and repeat step 4, 5, 6 and 7 until you get something nice. Try a different focus area or adjust your Lens Blur settings to get something different.

The next few steps will enhance the coloring of your image, so it’ll look more like miniature model.

9. Go to Layer > New Adjustment Layer > Hue/Saturation. Increase the Master saturation to around 35-45%.

10. Next, go to Layer > New Adjustment Layer > Level. Slide the black slider a little bit to the right to change the input levels until you get a better contrast on your picture. You can also slide the white slider to the left if you need to.

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