This is the third in a series of Photoshop resources. Every Tuesday for the next few weeks we’re be pointing you in the direction of some great Photoshop  resources and plugins.

Also in this series…..

Photoshop resources – Brushes

Photoshop resources – Plugins – Alien Skin Software Exposure 3

Bokeh 2

Alien Skin Software

Bokeh 2 provides a wide range of creative focus effects and accurate lens simulation in a simple interface. Photographers use Bokeh to draw attention to their subject by manipulating focus, vignette, and depth of field.Bokeh gives you the visual language of specialized lenses without the expense or hassle. Just drop a focus region over your subject and choose a preset or easily craft your own look.Bokeh 2 is dramatically faster, has multiple focus regions, motion blur, and a more flexible vignette.

There are some great tutorial videos that you might want to have a look at….

Bokeh 2 Introduction

This is a brief introduction to Bokeh 2. You’ll see beautiful examples of what the plug-in does and hear about some of its main features. To learn how to use Bokeh 2, watch the Getting Started video below.

Bokeh 2 Getting Started

This video covers the basics of the user interface and some of the most important controls. Whether you are new to Bokeh or not, this is the best place to start learning to use the plug-in.

Bokeh 2 Intro to Lightroom

Learn the basic setup and workflow for using Bokeh 2 in Adobe Lightroom. We cover techniques for batch processing and show how to filter our results.

Bokeh 2 Multiple Regions

Learn some of the additional functionality of using multiple focus regions in Bokeh 2

Bokeh 2 Vignettes

Learn the 3 different types of vignettes, and how to augment your image with the new desaturation feature.

Bokeh 2 Motion

Learn what to look for to have successful applications of Bokeh’s new motion effects.

Bokeh 2 Grain Matching

We take a grainy image, apply a bokeh effect and season the effect by putting the grain back in. This technique adds some additional realism to the simulation.

Bokeh 2 Creative Aperture

Here you’ll get advice for applying creative aperture shapes and using the highlight controls.

Bokeh 2 Toy Model

Learn how to make a successful toy model image with using Bokeh 2 and Exposure 3.

There’a also a great tutorial on making selections in Photoshop CS5

Selections in Photoshop

Learn how to quickly make and manage your selection in Adobe Photoshop using the quick selection tool.

Bokeh 2 Depth of Field (part 2)

Using the selection from the first video, we use Bokeh 2 to change our f-stop in post