Comments on: Photoshop Actions | Autumn magic and hidden toadstools

By: Annie

Annie — Mon, 05 Dec 2011 09:53:19 +0000

Thanks, Megan. What yu see is called bokeh, which is the blurred or out-of-focus areas. This is achieved in camera by using a lens with a wide aperture … my f-stop number here was f1.4. Shooting with a wide aperture or shallow depth of field results in the out of focus areas of the image being blurred as you see here, how much blur – or bokeh – you get will depend on many factors including on your lens and aperture setting, your distance to your subject, your focal length, etc I hope that helps! For those just beginning and wanting to get a prime lens capable of shooting with a shallow depth of field I recommend this lens : http://amzn.to/uCgmLw … or the 1.8 for those on a tighter budget. :)

By: Megan

Megan — Sun, 04 Dec 2011 19:33:22 +0000

Hello! Love your photos so much!! I am working with photoshop elements. How do you get that awesome blurring in the background in your photos above?? I must know! Thank you so much!

By: kristi

kristi — Thu, 24 Nov 2011 20:28:38 +0000

The mushroom shots are “TOAD-ally” magical. Nice to see you combined three of your actions. I have all your sets and have been working at combining them for an even nicer look.

By: Double Dee

Double Dee — Fri, 18 Nov 2011 00:16:35 +0000

Awww, these photos are just so gorgeous! It would be so gooooood if you could turn these actions into ready-to-use-but-with-ability-to-tweak filters on iPhone apps! I’m a fan of your photoshop actions and I would go totally gaga u made it into an app as well!

By: Kim@StarrySkyRanch

Kim@StarrySkyRanch — Wed, 16 Nov 2011 18:00:17 +0000

Oh the depth of field in these just is amazing. Gorgeous!

By: Annie

Annie — Tue, 15 Nov 2011 07:10:14 +0000

Thanks, Shawna, dear! It’s good to “see” you!!! :D Aren’t the Joe’s for baby’s just too much? LOL! I couldn’t resist – I’m guilty of dressing both my girls like me. Ha!

By: shawna [of styleberryBLOG]

shawna [of styleberryBLOG] — Tue, 15 Nov 2011 02:24:25 +0000

Girl! These are amazing! & your babes little JOEs are killing me! LOVE!! :)

By: Annie

Annie — Sat, 12 Nov 2011 07:02:25 +0000

Thank you for the kind words, Lana! You’re all entered! :)

By: Lynn Likens

Lynn Likens — Sat, 12 Nov 2011 04:04:52 +0000

What an awesome shoot!! My favorite shot is the one where she’s holding the leaf up to her mouth. I love how you cropped it.

By: Shane

Shane — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 19:05:58 +0000

Hey Annie! I follow you on Facebook primarily, but just wanted to leave a comment on how much I enjoyed these shots. I’m always fascinated with how you maintain such laser sharp focus in all your shots. Do you have any tips for a person just getting started? Do you primarily focus manually? Are you constantly changing your auto focus modes? How do YOU do it?