sallyanne wrote:
Was a discussion here a couple years ago and I also thought I copied it for future reference.
Can someone one tell me how to cut out a portion of a photo where I can have the edges feathered or blurred.
All I remember is doing a radius of 20 after selecting but don't remember the other settings
As above, Select/Feather or use the "feather" option of the selection tools.
For more control (you can interactively adjust the feathering):
- Paste the unfeathered selection to a new layer border, and Alpha to selection, or copy the whole layer and make a selection on the subject
- Add a layer mask, transferring the layer's alpha channel
- Fill the shape on the mask with a shaped gradient (which is a function of the distance to the outline)
- Then use the Brightess/Contrast or Levels or Curves to adjust the blend.