OnOne Software FocalPoint 1.1 | 124.54 Mb
The use of selective focus has been part of photography since the very
first lenses where invented. There are many techniques used to control
either the plane of focus or removing sharpness from edges. The most
common way to do this is by controlling depth of field in the camera by
using a large aperture lens producing a narrow depth of field. Now
photographers have a new Photoshop plug-in to help put the focus where
they want - the all new FocalPoint 1.0.
Easily Add Selective Focus to your Photos with FocalPoint
* Create realistic depth of field control, plane of focus control and selective focus
* Minimize distractions in the background and focus the viewer’s eye on the subject
* Easily add vignettes
Selective Focus
The use of selective focus is used to remove distracting backgrounds
and to focus the viewer’s view on the subject. It has artistic
applications as well. This is a popular look in both portrait and
wedding work, and it’s also used in commercial and editorial
photography, especially food. All of these focus techniques are usually
used at the time the photograph is taken and require additional
hardware and knowledge of how to use them. Many of these tools have not
transferred to digital or behave differently with digital photography.
A New Tool for the Digital Darkroom
FocalPoint plugin for Photoshop gives photographers a way to create
realistic depth of field control, plane of focus control and selective
focus to any image after it is photographed allowing for more control
and precision. The focus bug control in FocalPoint has a tangible,
hardware feel much like using a lens. It makes it fast for a
photographer to define the “sweet spot” either in a round shape or a
plane and then control how much and of what kind of blur they would
like to add. This has a huge benefit over hardware tools like auxiliary
lenses and filters because it allows the photographer to control the
focus after the image is taken, giving them more control and requiring
fewer shots in camera.
Easily Add Vignettes
Vignetting refers to the lightening or darkening of the edges of an
image. This is a common technique in photography. Vignetting goes
hand-in-hand with selective focus. Vignetting is created either in
camera using vignetting hoods or in darkroom by burning or dodging the
edges of the image. It is used for the same reasons as selective focus,
to minimize distractions in the background and focus the viewer’s eye
on the subject. Today vignetting is principally applied in Photoshop
through various methods but all of which require multiple manual steps
for a controlled and properly shaped sweet spot. FocalPoint plug-in
uses the same focus bug controls to allow the photographer to
simultaneously selectively blur as well as lighten or darken the areas
outside of the sweet spot.
Download Link: Uploading.com (Only these country please: US, DE, ES, UK, FR, RU, UA, IT, CA, NL, AT, CZ, GR, PL)
Download from Uploading Part1
Download from Uploading Part2
Download Link for other Countries: Rapidshare.com
Download from Rapidshare Part1
Download from Rapidshare Part2
| 
