This is my first attempt at the “Adamski Effect” technique. The Adamski Effect was created by Josh Adamski. It uses blur techniques to create the illusion of movement, while normally keeping the subject in sharp focus. I have to admit that I cheated a little with this one. Normally, the subject is part of the original picture but in the case of the photo I used, didn’t have a subject that worked. The subject of that picture is the building which if I keep that in sharp focus, there isn’t much left to blur. Consequently, these are two separate pictures. The background is a photo that my daughter’s friend Heather took and kindly let me do some Photoshop magic to it. The little girl is a stock image from Pexels.
In the technique, you normally would select the subject and copy it to a new layer, clean up the background and apply the blur to it. Then blend the subject back in. This is essentially what I did except I I didn’t have to select and copy the subject.
I really like the way this turned out!