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I know that pain of not slowing down the shutter speed to capture the moving waterfall. I went to a national park to capture a waterfall and forgot to slow down the shutter speed. I felt so bad, but I am glad that I have Photoshop. I can create a silky and smooth waterfall in Photoshop.

I am going to use a filter and a selection tool to turn a regular waterfall into a silky and smooth waterfall.

Let’s start the tutorial. Before that, let me show you the before and after photo.

After

Before

Let’s begin the tutorial

Step 1 – Select the waterfall roughly

Grab the Polygonal Lasso tool from the tool panel or press Shift + L again and again until it activates.

Select the waterfall roughly. You don’t need to be accurate.

Duplicate the layer by pressing Cmd + J / Ctrl + J. This will create a new layer of the waterfall.

Press F7 to open Layer Panel to check the newly created layer.

Step 2 – Blur the Waterfall in Photoshop

Go to Filter > Blur > Motion Blur.

Choose the Angle and Distance this way.

Angle – This is along with the flow of the water. In my case, water is flowing at a 90 degree from the ground. So, I chose 90 degree
Distance – This sets the amount of motion blur. More the value, the more the blur. In my case, 179 pixels in giving the correct amount of blur.

Press OK once done.

Press Cmd + D / Ctrl + D to deselect.

Step 3 – Mask the unwanted parts

Motion blur has created some unwanted area that is filled with water. Have a look at the below image where I have highlighted three areas which look photoshopped. We’re going to

We’re going to hide these parts using a layer mask.

Press F7 if the layer panel is not opened. You can also open the layer panel from Window > Layers.

Click on the Add Layer Mask to add a layer mask.

Make black as your foreground color.

Grab the Brush tool from the tool panel or press Shift + B again and again until it activates.

Make the Hardness 0%. Choose the size you’re comfortable with. I am going with 100 pixels.

Brush the area that I highlighted with the blue rectangles.

Step 4 – Warp the waterfall

Time to warp the waterfall.

Activate the waterfall layer by clicking on it.

Press Cmd + T / Ctrl + T to activate the Free Transform Tool. After that, click on the below button to activate the warp mode.

Look at the below GIF to watch how to transform a waterfall.

This is how my final waterfall looks.

This is all, guys.

Here’s the final photo.

Hey, guys! I posted a tutorial two weeks ago which involves a car and I showed how to create headlights. Since then I am getting a lot of requests to show how to create motion blur in Photoshop. So, I present you a tutorial on creating motion blur in Photoshop. The best part of my tutorials is that they all are short and simple. Whenever I see something which is complex to create in Photoshop, I use my mind to think how to create it in the simplest way. I know that this is what you also want to see.

Today’s tutorial won’t take much of your time and should complete in 10 minutes if you’re not a beginner. If you are, add 5-10 more minutes. I am going to use Clone Stamp Tool and a filter.

Let me show you the initial and final photo before I proceed. You can easily see that adding motion blue adds life to the photo.

Final

Initial

Step 1: Select the Moving Subject

There will always be a moving subject against which motion blur needs to be added. In my case, it’s the running man.

I am grabbing Quick Selection Tool to select the subject.

Then I am going to use Select and Mask to refine the selection. Make sure that the output is a “New Layer”. Press OK.

Step 2: Use Clone Stamp Tool to Remove the Subject

Hide the newly created layer and activate the “Background” layer.

Grab Clone Stamp tool from the tool panel or press Shift + S again and again until it comes. We need to remove the subject. So, I am going to use the trees as my source and I am going to brush the man.

Your photo should look like this.

Step 3: Apply Motion Blur in Photoshop

Go to Filter>Blur>Motion Blur.

The angle depends on the motion on the subject. It is horizontal in my case so I am putting the angle as 0. I am keeping the distance as 110 pixels because it suits me the best. You can change as per your preference. Press OK.

Step 4: Unhide the Subject

Now, unhide the subject and here you go.

Here is the final photo one more time.

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Create a Silky and Smooth Waterfall in Photoshop