Can anyone tell me how to apply these effects? 2

[mocaso]

Hi guys. I am extremely new to Photoshop and I am trying to do 2 different effects to some pictures I have. I have no idea how to explain the actual effects I would like to apply, and so far I have not been able to find the proper filter, (if that's what I should be using) to do these two effects. I have posted 2 jpegs that include the 2 different effects I need, and if any of you can help me, it would be greatly appreciated.

The links are:

This pic is black & white, but also has some other type of smokey, kind of blurry whiteish thing going on that I would like to recreate on other pictures.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v630/mocaso/WeddingCeremony077.jpg

This pic is a DVD cover, and I am interested in the picture on the right side of the cover itself. It is of a couple kissing, but notice how the pic itself is covered or washed out by a whitish color.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v630/mocaso/JPGDVDLabelSample.jpg

I really hope someone can help me with this.

Thanks in advance,

Jason

 

[mscallisto]

For the first you can try:

Filter > Blur > Gaussian Blur
Move the slide bar to blur as much as you wish


For the second try:
If the layer is locked (it shows a padlock) you may need to doubleclick the layer and hit the enter key to remove the locked state, then

create a new layer (click the icon at the bottom of the layer pallet that looks like a page with the bottom left folded)

click and drag that new layer below the original layer

with the paintbucket fillthe new layer with white (your foreground color)

Adjust the original layers opacity to about 20%

 

[apepp]

...pic 1 looks to be created using a small amount amount of gaussian blur filter, with perhaps a touch of noise filter in gaussian mode...

(filter > blur > gaussian > very low radius) + (filter > noise > add noise > gaussian, very low %)

...pic 2 is created using either a levels adjustment layer with a feathered mask on the image, with a white filled layer underneath it...

...double click the layer that says 'background' (the image), click OK, to make it a layer, then put a layer filled with white underneath (create new layer icon at the bottom right of the layers palette)...

...to fill with white, go to:

edit > fill > white (from the pull down menu)

...drag the white layer underneath the image, there is a shortcut to this but don't worry about that one for now...

...or you could achieve it by reducing the opacity on the image layer (layer palette opacity % setting top right) with a white filled layer underneath...

...add a layer mask to the image layer (bottom icon of layers palette, third from left)...

...make a feathered rectangle selection, isolate the center portion (marquee tool top left of tools palette)...

...then choose select > feather > enter a value (say 20 or so maybe more)...

...inverse it (select > inverse), and then fill with black (alt/option key + delete, or edit > fill > foreground color)...

...foreground color is chosen via the large overlapping square at the bottom of the tools palette...

Andrew

 

[mocaso]

Thanks for the help and great info guys....seems to have done the trick for the 1st pic...going to try your suggestions for the second one now!