How do I get halo effect on pictures or feather edges?

[CdnRebel]

Hi,

I've done this before, but because I don't use photoshop on a regular basis, I've forgotten how to go about it. I would like to get that halo effect on the outer edge of my pictures or a feathered effect or a blending on the edges to fade it into the background. How can I do that? Turning a picture into a photograph effect would also be helpful.

Thanks,
CdnRebel

[Hummingbird]

hi

go to tool box and click on rectangular marquee tool "dotted line square" a box will be shown at the top "feather" enter a a number anywhere from 0-100px or more

put the marquee tool around the pic you want to feather

then edit>copy
then paste and you will have a feather outline

turn a picture into a photograph go to filter and there is lot's of option's to help you.with different effect's

[CdnRebel]

Thanks, Andy

That seems to get me part way there, but I still can't figure out how to get that faded edge effect when I paste it onto another image. I set the feather number to 50 px and when I paste it onto a new transparent canvas, I can see the transparent canvas around the edges, but when I place it onto another background, the original image appears with no fading. So how do I get the faded effect to be visible on another image? I am trying to get rid of the edges on my original picture. There's an option for sharpening edges, but none for blurring edges.

CdnRebel

[Hummingbird]

it might be a idea to use the lasso tool,and go around the outline to more define the shape of the image you want to feather and paste
and then try and place it into another picture make sure you have copyied
the the feathered image,

lasso tool>go round image>then copy>then paste
i'm sure someone else will be about soon to help out with this

andy

[tamlin]

Originally Posted by CdnRebel

Turning a picture into a photograph effect would also be helpful.

Are you sure you don't mean the other way around - tuning a photograph into a painting/drawing/sketch? Turning a picture into a photograph is easy - you just photograph it with a camera!

[zapphnath]

Here's another option:
Open both images in Photoshop and set them side-by-side. Hold down the CTRL key and click-and-hold on the image you want to "feather" and drag it over to the other image and realease. (Hold SHIFT when releasing to make it centered).
With both images in the same document, you can go ahead and close the other one. Make sure the top layer is active and click the Add Layer Mask button at the bottom of the layers palette (grey square with a white circle inside). You'll see a second box appear next to the image thumbnail in the layers palette - this is the mask.
When using masks, white makes this layer visible and black allows the bottom image to show through. Use black and a large, soft brush to paint away the areas you don't want to see.
You can also use a Gaussian Blur on the mask, later, to soften the transition even more.
The benefit of using a mask is that it's non-destructive. You can change the mask as much as you want without changing the original image. If you want to start over, simple fill the mask with white again and re-paint it with black to get it how you want it.

Hope that helps.