Create+Bended+Photo+Effect

PhotoShop CS3 Part 1 - Create the Bended Photo Let's start by adding a photo to your page. Make sure the photo is on it's own Layer and it's not the background. Using the Stroke function, we're going to add a Frame. Make sure you are on the **Photo** Layer. Click on Edit > Stroke. The Stroke window comes up (see below). Enter **45** in the Width and select White for Colour. Click on the radial button in Location for Inside. || Here is where the secret to Bended Frames come in: Select your rectangular marquee tool and draw a box around your photo, but make sure you marquee a larger area around the photo. //Yep, that's the secret, most people try this trick by selecting just the photo. But for the next part to work you need a larger selection area.// ||
 * How to create Bended Photos || [[image:http://www.duckysdesigns.com/How/PhotoShop/Bended_Frames/Bended_Frames.png width="554" height="300"]] ||
 * [[image:http://www.duckysdesigns.com/How/PhotoShop/Bended_Frames/Panel_Layers_name.png width="382" height="327"]] || For this lesson I have a digital paper on the bottom layer and I have dragged and dropped a photo on the top layer. ||
 * Step 1
 * [[image:http://www.duckysdesigns.com/How/PhotoShop/Bended_Frames/Window_Stroke.png width="355" height="328"]] || [[image:http://www.duckysdesigns.com/How/PhotoShop/Bended_Frames/Photo_framed_mic1.png width="272" height="328"]] ||
 * Step 2


 * [[image:http://www.duckysdesigns.com/How/PhotoShop/Bended_Frames/Toolbar_Marquee.png width="245" height="337"]] || [[image:http://www.duckysdesigns.com/How/PhotoShop/Bended_Frames/Marquee_1.png width="303" height="337"]] ||

Click on FILTER > DISTORT > SHEAR. The Shear window will pop up (see right). Click on the default button to make sure all the setting revert to normal. Move the mouse pointer to the center of the straight line and pull slightly to the **//right//**. Note: You just need to move it slightly. || || Part 2 - Create the Shadow Make sure you still have your photo selected. Click on the Add a Layer Style button at the bottom of your Layers Panel. Select on Drop Shadow. || ||
 * Step 3 - Bend the photo
 * Step 4

Add a drop shadow to your liking but make sure the Angle is set to 120. || ||
 * Step 4 (cont'd)


 * [[image:http://www.duckysdesigns.com/How/PhotoShop/Bended_Frames/photo_shadowb4flip.png width="300" height="328"]] || [[image:http://www.duckysdesigns.com/How/img_How/Arrow_red_left.png width="25" height="25"]] This is what it should look like. ||

Right-mouse click on the Drop Shadow option in the layer panel and a popup window will appear. Select Create Layer. Click OK when this window appears: That will break apart the Shadow and put it on it's own layer. (see below) ||
 * [[image:http://www.duckysdesigns.com/How/PhotoShop/Bended_Frames/Layer_CreateLayer.png width="422" height="638"]] || Step 5

Step 6 Now flip the layer by clicking on the Edit Menu, select Transform and choose Flip Horizontal. Once it's flipped then use your arrow keys on your keyboard to nudge the shadow down and to the right. || ||
 * Make sure you have the //**Photo's Drop Shadow layer**// selected.

Step 7 almost done Select both //**Photo**// and //**Shadow Layers**//, click on the Layers Palette Menu button and select Merge Layers
 * [[image:http://www.duckysdesigns.com/How/PhotoShop/Bended_Frames/photo3.png width="246" height="276"]] || [[image:http://www.duckysdesigns.com/How/img_How/Arrow_red_left.png width="25" height="25"]] This is what it should look like once you have flipped and nudged the shadow slightly down and to the right. ||  ||
 * [[image:http://www.duckysdesigns.com/How/PhotoShop/Bended_Frames/Layers_Merge.png width="666" height="432"]] ||

Now just click CTRL + T (Edit > Free Transform) and rotate your new photo to your desired angle. || ||
 * Final Step