Polarizing Your Images

With just a few steps, you can easily enhance the look of your images without owning a polarizing filter.

First, select the photo you want to use:


Step 1: Open up the photo you would like to enhance in Photoshop and duplicate the layer.

Step 2: ‘Ctrl’ + ‘Shift’ + ‘U’ to desaturate the photo.

Step 3: Apply a gaussian blur between 40 - 70 pixels.

Step 4: Invert the colors (‘Ctrl’ + ‘I’) and set the layer blend mode to overlay.

Step 5: Go ‘Image’ > ‘Adjustments’ > ‘Levels’. Here is what I used however just experiment until you achieve the look you like.


The Final step is to simply mask the layer and there you have it - an enhanced image without using a polarizing filter.

Enjoy!

by ZHeng

 

WoW I'm terrible at Photoshop, But this guide was so easy to use I got it.
Just wanted to say thank you
There is so many photoshop guides out there I never no which ones to use. But I will be useing this one for sure.

 

my turn,the pix i see is in bright sun,so be it...and i is not using photoshop..

 

hwere is Overlay!! i cant find it!!! arrghhhhhhhh

 

nvm....got anymore tricks man...

 

Ireland what were you using?

 

my cameras all have a polarizing filter installed as a extra lens..
so i do not have to do the above.

corn
i did that pix with microsoft digital image 2006..

and got the same results with a old program called microsoft picture it 2000.

note i do have photoshop,and know how to use it..
but using the abover programs i can fix a pix in 1/3 the time as using photoshop..

 

Oh.. I don't think I have that..

 

i have just saw the guide bu ZHeng in another forum
i think it may be useful to everyone here
so i post here to some one who need it
hope it helps!