The Orton effect is named after photographer Michael Orton. It is a unique expressive photo technique that creates a dreamy artistic feel in the photos with the combination of sharp and blur elements. The original effect was created using two slide transparencies stacked together. The same effect can be easily created using digital photography techniques and tools readily available today. If you are not familiar with this technique already, there are many excellent resources on the Internet.
- Orton Imagery – A “How to” guide for Photographers by Darwin Wiggett of Nature Photographers
- The Orton Effect, a Adobe Photoshop tutorial by PCIN. Lifthacker coverage is here.
- Orton Effect, a GIMP tutorial by Gimparoo!
- Flickr Orton Group (with large collection of photos, discussions, and links to some tutorials)
Today, I am going to show you how to create the Orton Effect using Nikon Capture NX. It is probably easier than any other photo editing software. Read More…
