June Technique Challenge - LocoMOTION

[QueenPamedalah]

Last month we did Selective Coloring to bring focus to a particular part of a picture. This month, let's use MOTION to center the focus! Yes, that wonderfully underused tool - BLUR - can change an ordinary picture into something worth keeping!

Case in point -
Here is a picture of my son at his PreK Graduation
http://i267.photobucket.com/albums/ii283/Pamedalah/Blog/thumbsupQP.jpg

I love his happiness about the occasion, but the stuff going on around him is totally distracting. So, in this particular example, done in PSP8, I used a similar technique as last month. I duplicated the photo layer, motion blurred one layer, and then erased the top layer so only my son was in focus.

http://i267.photobucket.com/albums/ii283/Pamedalah/Blog/thumbsup2QP.jpg

Now with PSE5 it's soooo much easier!
Open your photo - use the MAGNETIC Lasso (your default is probably to polygonal; did you know there are 3 lassos to choose from?) and follow the outline of the item you want to keep still. Next - Select INVERSE - to select everything OTHER than your main item. Now go to the Filters-Blur-Motion Blur (or try any of them. I also like radial blur) and move the slider bar to increase or decrease the motion. Voila! You've changed the focus of your picture, quite literally!

Give this a try. I bet you find you can rescue some of those so-so photos!

I'm working on a challenge participation gift. I'll get a pic posted soon!

Now Get Scrappin!

[Amysout]

Oh Queen! What a great challenge!! I must have the perfect pic for this somewhere on my HD!

Off to look! :werock:

[KayJay]

How cool is that. I have to try this.

[Bec]

I had a go at this. I can't resist playing with photos.
I used motion blur on this but looking at it now I think it could have used a bit more blur, considering how fast the cars were going :)
http://scraporchard.com/gallery/data/539/junetechnique.jpg (http://scraporchard.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=4586)

[tsavoie11]

This looks like a fun one Pam!

[~Cathi~]

Oh this one sounds fun! I'll have a go :)

[QueenPamedalah]

Love it Bec!! Your whole layout has motion! :)

Here's one from me
http://scraporchard.com/gallery/data/548/ZoeCatwatchingQPs.jpg

[Jennifer]

awesome!

[rubyminoza]

great challenge pam, love using that technique ;)

[jaye]

Cool challenge Pam. Can't wait to try this one.

[jaye]

here is mine:

Let the Sunshine In (http://scraporchard.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=4636&ppuser=106)

[proverbswoman]

Awesome challenge, Pam! I'll get going on this one today.

[~Cathi~]

I gave it a go! It was fun! Thanks for a great challenge :)

Here's mine: Swings and Giggles (http://scraporchard.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=4759)

[jupiter394]

I've got the picture done but I'm a little stuck on the journalling. I might be a few days. And everyone elses are so awesome!! it gives my scrapblock.

Judy

[GodBlessAmerica]

Love this challenge. Gotta try this one. :)

[littlehands]

Here's mine:

http://scraporchard.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=4833
http://scraporchard.com/gallery/data/555/SimpleThings.jpg

It's a bit subtle, but I blurred the backgrounds in all 4 pics to emphasis me and the baby. :heart:

[jupiter394]

Okay, I have two of the same and I am in need of advise. Do you think the vines on the letters are nice or distracting? I thought I would love it and it took a bit, but now I'm not so sure:

Jungle w/out vines (http://scraporchard.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=4851)
http://scraporchard.com/gallery/data/539/Welcome-to-the-jungle.jpg
Jungle with vines (http://scraporchard.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=4850)
http://scraporchard.com/gallery/data/539/Welcome-to-the-jungle-with-vines.jpg

Thanks for your help. This was a great challenge, I learned a lot

Judy

[~Cathi~]

I, personally, really do like it with the vines :D Adds just a little bit of colour to it!

[Sexy__Eyes]

Here's mine...good challenge Pam

http://scraporchard.com/gallery/data/500/medium/My_country_chick.jpg

[meejay]

Thanks for another great technique ~ I really enjoy learning all these new ways to play with photos. Here's mine, I am doing a two for one on this one, using the Apple Cart Challenge #1 kit with the blurred photos.

http://scraporchard.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=4888&ppuser=41

http://scraporchard.com/gallery/data/594/Dogs-and-Cats.jpg

[Aussiegirl]

Great challenge! Sounds interesting! Will have to try this one! Thanks! :)

[Imzadi]

hope you don't mind me jumping in and joining in the fun. :) gonna post a intro, now that I've completed a challenge. :)

This was so much fun!! I love giving photos a blur. Here is mine ~~

http://scraporchard.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=4973&ppuser=7011

[2boys4me]

Here's mine. Good vs. Evil (http://scraporchard.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=5062).

[Aussiegirl]

I did a before and an after, to show how it changed! (It's the top and biggest butterfly photo).

Here's the before: http://scraporchard.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=5134&ppuser=1002

And here is the after: http://scraporchard.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=5137&ppuser=1002

I actually combined the challenge from last month and this month! (Since I didn't get last months done!)

[kkidsmom]

I totally have some photos that I never know what to do with except really zoom in on them but this is such a fun idea! I'm excited to go and do some playing!! Thanks for the instructions! Everyone's work so far is great! :winkt:

[Photomama]

I did mine a little different
http://scraporchard.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=5197&nocache=1
I have used that technique to do a pool party picture once - but this time - I actually created the movement by duplicating the layer and isolating just the arms and flags so I could show the next movement of her arms.

DD just out playing with her flag.

[Bethanny]

Here is mine:

http://scraporchard.com/gallery/data/500/Wrigley_FieldWEB.jpg (http://scraporchard.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=5314)

This was a good technique to learn; thanks for the challenge!

[LoriJ]

Here is mine for this one!
My Dad (http://scraporchard.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=5323)

[nanwu]

http://scraporchard.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=5374&ppuser=777



hope I have done this right

[SeaChelle334]

Here's my attempt.
http://scraporchard.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=5440&ppuser=2929
http://scraporchard.com/gallery/data/539/butterfly1.jpg

[PamWhit]

Here's my attempt at this. Wasn't half as hard as I thought it would be! lol

Made in the USA (http://scraporchard.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=5458&ppuser=1042)

[nanajoe]

This was fun!

Here's mine....

http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i280/nanajoe/LookMom.png
Set by Nana's Attic Font - LD Delightful

[~Cathi~]

Awesome photo to use for the challenge.. fantastic!

[Fairytale_Studios]

Here's mine! Fun challenge:

http://scraporchard.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=5479

[charliesnana]

Thanks Pam for this handy technique. Bet I use it a whole bunch from now on. Here is my try with it ... Five (http://scraporchard.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=5515)

[proverbswoman]

Here's mine! This was a fun challenge, Pam!

Monster Trucks (http://scraporchard.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=5529)

http://scraporchard.com/gallery/data/500/SO-June-Technique-Challenge.jpg

[chia]

Thanks for the technique challenge. I LOVED it!

Dad and Boys (http://scraporchard.com/gallery/data/539/boys-fantasyland.jpg)

[Bettina Groh]

I just did the picture... had fun trying the idea with several, but here's my final one...

http://scraporchard.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=5750&ppuser=1988

[Breeoxd]

Heres mine- I had a great time with this!

Pure Joy (http://scraporchard.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=6783&ppuser=292)

[nov05mama]

Oh FUN challenge...off to try this one!!!!