Macphun’s Focus is great for going back into an image in postproduction and refining which areas of the image are in focus. What does the Macphun Focus user interface look like? In this movie, author Richard Harrington will guide you through the interface for Macphun’s Focus so you know where all the tools are.
- The Focus app is all about focus,…creative focus, in fact,…going back in during post-production and refining…which areas of the image are in focus.…Focus is often a great creative tool,…so you can drive where the viewer looks at…within an image.…Let me show you the user interface…and how to get some initial results.…Let's go ahead and use Focus CK.…The Mac Appstore version is quite similar.…I'll go in and pick an initial image.…Let's start here with this image called Flower.…
And it brings it in.…The tools are pretty simple.…You'll find a series of presets across the top…designed to allow you to work with the image.…With this subject, I might pick Nature.…This now gives us the ability to affect…what parts are blurred, if there's any sense of motion,…and what parts are in focus.…I can just drag this to re-define.…And even rotate that slightly to match my subject.…Now, what I've created is an area in the middle…that will be in focus.…
You'll note that you'll have controls to adjust…the brightness of the area in focus,…
Author
Richard Harrington
Released
4/11/2016Learn how to bring out detail and color with Intensify, convert photos to black and white with Tonality, remove distractions and heal blemishes with Snapheal, use the best filters in Focus, and remove noise and grain—before or after processing—with Noiseless. Rich also shows how to use the Macphun app developed by leading HDR photographer Trey Ratcliff, Aurora HDR, to create gorgeous high dynamic range photos.
- Downloading and installing Macphun
- Working with Intensify presets to improve contrast, color, and detail
- Converting to black and white with Tonality
- Adding textures and frames
- Cloning and removing objects with Snapheal
- Simulating blur and custom lens effects with Focus
- Using masks and adjustments with FX Photo Studio
- Cleaning up images with Noiseless
- Creating high dynamic range images with Aurora HDR
Skill Level Intermediate
Duration
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Introduction
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Who this course is ideal for1m 44s
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Exercise files41s
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1. Installing and Using Macphun Software
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Installing as a plugin4m 15s
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2. Intensify: Improving Contrast, Color, and Detail
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3. Tonality: Creative Black-and-White Photography
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Using layers with Tonality3m 35s
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Adding texture and frames2m 39s
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4. Snapheal: Removing Imperfections
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Cloning an object3m 18s
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5. Focus: Blurring and Lens Effects
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6. FX Photo Studio: Custom Looks for Your Images
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Creating custom looks3m 28s
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7. Noiseless: Cleaning Up Images
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8. Aurora HDR: High Dynamic Range Images
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Conclusion
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Next steps1m 40s
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