Graphics Programs Reference
In-Depth Information
Step Five:
If you want to rotate your in-focus area (and blur, and the whole shebang), move your curs-
or over the white center dot on the solid line above the pin, and it will turn into a two-
headed rotate arrow. Click-and-hold on that white dot and rotate by dragging your cursor
left/right. Easy peasy. There are a few more options you'll want to know about: The first
is the Distortion slider over in the Blur Tools panel, under Tilt-Shift. This lets you change
the shape of the blur. If you turn on the Symmetric Distortion checkbox, it makes your blur
look really bad and distorted. I personally haven't come up with a reason why I'd ever turn
this on, unless I was angry at my photo. Another set of controls is in the Blur Effects panel:
The top one lets you increase the highlights in the blur area, which can be nice for some
outdoor portraits, but it's a very sensitive slider—if you drag too far, it looks like someone
dropped a highlights grenade into your image, so use it sparingly.
