What's this effect? And how do I do it?

rosboy · 16-10-2008 03:01PM #1

Hi guys.

I'm a total newbie when it comes to Photoshop, but am starting to learn how to use it. I came across a cool pic, and am trying to figure out how to recreate it my self. There are two elements that I am trying to do:

1. Switch the background to black & white while the person stays in colour
2. Add the ghost images trailinf behind the person.

Can someone let me know what these effects are actually called, and possibly point me in the right direction of a tutorial on how to achieve them. I have a few pics of myself finishing a marathon that I'd like to try and apply them to.

NeVeR · 16-10-2008 03:35PM

Well it's more then 1 image to start.. the background is 1, Yes you can change it to black and white ( Shift + Crtl + U) will do that for you

the second pic it copied a few times and moved along behing the main image. Each time you blur the image,, either with motion blur or gaussian blur, both found in the fliters

To get the pic you would need to cut it out, So use the Pen tool to go around the image and then right click and "mark at selection"

Deliverance · 17-10-2008 09:11PM

Seconded the above. Could use the extract option in photoshop as well. The pen tool is hard enough to use for a beginner.

What's this effect? And how do I do it?

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