Comments on: Photoshop: Working with Locked Pixels http://www.digital-photography-school.com/photoshop-working-with-locked-pixels Discover how to use your digital camera with our Digital Photography Tips. We are a community of photographers of all experience levels who come together to learn, share and grow in our understanding of photography. Tue, 14 Feb 2012 08:32:15 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Mary McGraw-Jarvis http://www.digital-photography-school.com/photoshop-working-with-locked-pixels/comment-page-1#comment-130241 Mary McGraw-Jarvis Thu, 02 Sep 2010 20:55:49 +0000 http://digital-photography-school.com/?p=17073#comment-130241 Great article and very useful information. Thank you! Great article and very useful information. Thank you!

]]> By: Sven http://www.digital-photography-school.com/photoshop-working-with-locked-pixels/comment-page-1#comment-123399 Sven Thu, 29 Jul 2010 12:49:38 +0000 http://digital-photography-school.com/?p=17073#comment-123399 i suggest to do such tasks with layer masks to keep your selections editable... it's way much easyer cheers from switzerland i suggest to do such tasks with layer masks to keep your selections editable… it’s way much easyer
cheers from switzerland

]]> By: Helen Bradley http://www.digital-photography-school.com/photoshop-working-with-locked-pixels/comment-page-1#comment-123361 Helen Bradley Wed, 28 Jul 2010 23:13:47 +0000 http://digital-photography-school.com/?p=17073#comment-123361 @benjamin - yes it can .. check the bottom of the Layers palette in PSE8 and you'll see a Lock icon there. It works just the same. @simon you are totally right and there are far better ways to blur a background if that's what you're trying to do. This post, however, was about showing what lock pixels can do for you and what problems it can help you overcome. I chose examples where the problems would be fairly easy to see and understand and which anyone might encounter from time to time. @benjamin – yes it can .. check the bottom of the Layers palette in PSE8 and you’ll see a Lock icon there. It works just the same.

@simon you are totally right and there are far better ways to blur a background if that’s what you’re trying to do. This post, however, was about showing what lock pixels can do for you and what problems it can help you overcome. I chose examples where the problems would be fairly easy to see and understand and which anyone might encounter from time to time.

]]> By: Benjamin Hegan http://www.digital-photography-school.com/photoshop-working-with-locked-pixels/comment-page-1#comment-123359 Benjamin Hegan Wed, 28 Jul 2010 22:51:19 +0000 http://digital-photography-school.com/?p=17073#comment-123359 Great tip. Can this be done in Elements 8? Great tip.

Can this be done in Elements 8?

]]> By: scott http://www.digital-photography-school.com/photoshop-working-with-locked-pixels/comment-page-1#comment-123343 scott Wed, 28 Jul 2010 20:17:22 +0000 http://digital-photography-school.com/?p=17073#comment-123343 As it is the example image isn't great either actually. This is a poor example of the usage of this tool, and I would have preferred using a mask for more control. I rarely use the lock anymore as masks are more powerful and flexible. -www.lightshootedit.com As it is the example image isn’t great either actually. This is a poor example of the usage of this tool, and I would have preferred using a mask for more control. I rarely use the lock anymore as masks are more powerful and flexible.

-www.lightshootedit.com

]]> By: dok http://www.digital-photography-school.com/photoshop-working-with-locked-pixels/comment-page-1#comment-123324 dok Wed, 28 Jul 2010 18:28:19 +0000 http://digital-photography-school.com/?p=17073#comment-123324 Thank you very much ! It seems to be the very same option that offers GIMP and I was wondering what it was for ! Thank you very much ! It seems to be the very same option that offers GIMP and I was wondering what it was for !

]]> By: Danferno http://www.digital-photography-school.com/photoshop-working-with-locked-pixels/comment-page-1#comment-123321 Danferno Wed, 28 Jul 2010 18:19:10 +0000 http://digital-photography-school.com/?p=17073#comment-123321 Simon - I believe your option would result in a semi-transparent edge, since the transparent part gets mixes with the normal part. Simon – I believe your option would result in a semi-transparent edge, since the transparent part gets mixes with the normal part.

]]> By: Chris Anderson http://www.digital-photography-school.com/photoshop-working-with-locked-pixels/comment-page-1#comment-123314 Chris Anderson Wed, 28 Jul 2010 17:17:39 +0000 http://digital-photography-school.com/?p=17073#comment-123314 Thanks for the tip. I have been struggling with this very problem for some time...a solution at last and it works. Thanks for the tip. I have been struggling with this very problem for some time…a solution at last and it works.

]]> By: Simon http://www.digital-photography-school.com/photoshop-working-with-locked-pixels/comment-page-1#comment-123304 Simon Wed, 28 Jul 2010 16:18:32 +0000 http://digital-photography-school.com/?p=17073#comment-123304 On the flower exemple, wouldn't it be easier to paste the flower to a new layer, put it on the foreground, and blur the background? Like that there is no way that the background will blur the foreground. Or am I missing a point here? On the flower exemple, wouldn’t it be easier to paste the flower to a new layer, put it on the foreground, and blur the background? Like that there is no way that the background will blur the foreground.

Or am I missing a point here?

]]> By: Matt http://www.digital-photography-school.com/photoshop-working-with-locked-pixels/comment-page-1#comment-123286 Matt Wed, 28 Jul 2010 14:20:44 +0000 http://digital-photography-school.com/?p=17073#comment-123286 Very good tip, this is just what I needed, thanks! Very good tip, this is just what I needed, thanks!

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