Without the ORTON Effect
What is the Orton Effect?
I often apply the Orton effect to some of my images and there are a few different ways of creating this effect. In this article I will show you the specific technique that I follow to apply the Orton effect to my images.
Essentially, the Orton effect gently blurs your image to give a dream-like / glow quality and it is being commonly used among landscape photographers.
To create the Orton effect in Photoshop is a very simple process that I will describe in 4 steps as follows:
Step 1 – Stamp all your layers on top twice
When you finish retouching your image, stamp all your layers on top with the following shortcut: Ctrl + Alt + Shift + E (or Command + Alt + Shift + E if you are a Mac user)
Step 2 – On layer One use Gaussian Blur and Blending Mode Multiply @ 70% opacity
On the first layer created, apply a Gaussian blur. To do this, with Photoshop go to:
Filter>Blur>Gaussian Blur and apply a radius of 20. The radius you can choos...
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Ignacio is best known internationally for his travel and landscape work. He has been continuously travelling around the world since 1998 but since he came to Australia in 2008, he has focused on photographing landscapes and using digital imaging techniques to produce more creative and fine art work. His images have been published in international photographic magazines and books all over the world including National Geographic, Australian Geographic and Lonely Planet Guides.
Ignacio has sold limited edition prints in exhibitions in selected galleries around Australia including some award winning images of Karijini National Park and from his latest project; Sydney Rock Pools. He has been a finalist and highly commended in important competitions such as the Head On landscape prize, Australian Geographic Nature Photographer of the Year, National Geographic Traveller, the Veolia Wildlife Photographer of the Year and the NSW AIPP Epson Awards. In 2014 he won a LUX Gold (Spanish Professional Photography Awards) in the landscape and nature category in Spain.
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