|  | Adding Dynamics to Photos with Plugin Galaxy
|  | Step 1: Open any photo whose elements preferably have a vertical orientation like the one to the left.
|  | Step 2: Select the whole photo and paste it as a new layer.
|  | Step 3: Select the Linear Mask effect of the Alpha Tool plugin and click on the preview to blend out the area you want to leave unchanged. You may have to use the slider to adapt the blending range and activate the Invert check box.
|  | Step 4: Activate the Bluuur plugin, select the Vertical Blur effect and apply it with the slider set to 8 or 16. As you can see only the area that was visible in the Alpha Tool preview was affected.
|  | Variation 1: This time the Circular Mask effect of the Alpha Tool and Zoom Blur from Bluuur plugin was used.
|  | Variation 2: Same as Variation 1, but this time with Horizontal Blur. Additionally the Transparency was adapted with the Alpha Fade effect of the Bluuur plugin.
|  | Variation 3: Same as Variation 1 or 2, but instead of the Bluuur plugin a normal 8-pixel Gaussian Blur was applied.
|  | Variation 4: For this one the Frame I effect of the Alpha Tool and Square Blur from Bluuur plugin was used.
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