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- Mode: Normal
- Opacity: 100%
- Flow: 100%
- Airbrush Capabilities: Disabled

- Master Diameter: This is the size of your brush. If you change this setting by over 10 pixels, you’ll need to readjust the hardness setting.
- Hardness: This is how hard the edges will be. Adjust this setting so that the edge hardness of your brush matches the edge hardness of the seagull. If the hardness is too high, the edges you retouch will be too sharp. If it is not hard enough, the edges will appear too feathered.


Step 7 – Blend the blurry edges
Now we’ll work on refining the edges of the out of focus seagulls in the distance. You’ll learn how to easily mask the edges of out of focus objects. Begin by selecting the Eraser tool from the toolbar. In the option bar, the settings should be as follows:- Mode: Normal
- Opacity: 100%
- Flow: 100%
- Airbrush Capabilities: Disabled

- Master Diameter: Adjust so that the radius of the brush is equal to the edge thickness of the seagull.
- Hardness: 0%




Step 8 – Brighten the seagulls
We’re finally done the mask and we can move on to the fun stuff just after we fix the exposure of the seagulls. Right now, the seagulls are underexposed making them look gray.- Photoshop CS3 or newer: Add a brightness/contrast adjustment layer (Layer > New Adjustment Layer > Brightness/Contrast). If you’re using Photoshop CS3, click OK to exit out of the brightness/contrast settings. If you are using Photoshop CS4, the Brightness/Contrast setting is in the adjustments panel (Window > Adjustments).
- Photoshop CS2 or older: Add a levels adjustment layer (Layer > New Adjustment Layer > Levels. Click OK to exit out of the Levels settings.




- Photoshop CS3 or newer: Increase the brightness until the seagulls are white.
- Photoshop CS2 or older: Move the white input slider towards the left to brighten the seagull.