- Apply the second filter, Median. Now let’s add another effect,
this one designed to smooth over some of the choppier details
in the image by averaging colors of neighboring pixels. Choose
Filter→Noise→Median. In the Median dialog box, enter a
high Radius value of 20 pixels and click OK. Thanks to the
changeability of smart filters, you can start with a setting that
you know is too high and dial it back with the Opacity setting
or a blend mode.
PeaRl Of WISDOmAs you can see in Figure 7-30, the Median entry sits above Smart Sharpen
in the Layers panel. Although I question how much sense it makes for smart
filters to be listed below the layer that they affect—if anything, the filtered
effects are in front of the original image—the order of the individual smart
filters is logical, with the most recent entry positioned at the top of the list
and the oldest at the bottom. Feel free to drag a filter entry up and down the
list to change the order in which it is applied.
Figure 7-30.
Change the blend settings for the Median effect. Double-click
the icon to the right of Median in the Layers panel to bring
up the Blending Options dialog box, and do like so:
- Change the Mode setting from Normal to Lighten, which
keeps the Median effect only where its pixels are lighter
than they were in the Smart Sharpen version below. - Reduce the Opacity value to 50 percent to coat the photo-
graph with a light, even haze.
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- Change the Mode setting from Normal to Lighten, which