To celebrate the new Photography section in the Cafe, lets try our hand at creating high Impact Photographic edges using the quickmask tool.
Start with your image
Make a selection around the inside of the image
Invert the selection Ctrl/Cmd+Shift+I
Press the quickmask button on the tools palette or just press the "Q" key
Filter>Distort>Ripple
Here is the filter applied to the quick mask.
Turn off the quick mask using the button or pressing "Q" again
Invert the selection back again. Ctrl/Cmd+Shift+I
Press Ctrl/Cmd+Shift+J to move the selection to a new layer.
Fill the background with white.
To finish off the effect add a default drop shadow
Here is our image with the new edge, Experiment with different filters and have fun.
About the Author:
Colin Smith is a best-selling author, trainer, and award-winning new-media designer
who has caused a stir in the design community with his stunning
photorealistic illustrations composed entirely in Photoshop. He is
founder of the world's most popular Photoshop resource site, PhotoshopCAFE.com, which boasts more than two million visitors.
With over 10 years of experience in the design industry, Colin was formerly Senior Editor and Art Director for VOICE magazine. He is a regular columnist for Photoshop User magazine, PlanetPhotoshop.com, and the official site of the National Association for Photoshop Professionals. He also contributes to a number of other graphic art publications and Web sites, such as Mac Design magazine, Web Designer magazine and Computer Arts Magazine.
Colin's graphic design work has been recognized with numerous awards,
including the Guru awards at Photoshop World 2001 and 2002, for his
work in both Illustration and Web Design. He's authored or co-authored
more than ten books on Photoshop, including the best-selling How to Do Everything with Photoshop CS (McGraw-Hill/Osborne, 2003) and award-winning Photoshop Most Wanted: Effects and Design Tips (A Press/Friends Of Ed, 2002). Colin is also creator of the Photoshop Secrets Video training series (PhotoshopCD.com).
He is in high demand across the United States as a lecturer, presenting
his Photoshop techniques to Web designers and other graphics
professionals across the nation.