Damien Symonds

Yeah, I'd say so too. Take a screenshot or two of the images on your website, paste the screenshot into PS, then measure their size. I reckon they're only around 1000px. Which means your files are four times bigger than they need to be.

Ok, well I know Facebook's maximum size is smaller than that. Not sure about Instagram. May I have a link to your website?

Where are you posting them?

I beg you to reconsider this. It's the direct opposite of the real purpose of watermarking - that is, to prevent image theft. If you have your watermark in the border, it's not stopping ANYONE stealing your photos and cropping off the border.

Gosh, are you sure about those dimensions? That's VERY big for a web-sized image.

Well, if you leave it flat, then no, no noise needed. But if you add some gradation to it, yes, you'll also need to add noise.

Does it need a next step? It think it's looking good.

I don't really understand what you're saying, but it seems that you're trying to do this too fast. Take care with each step, make sure you have the right tool and the right layer selected.

Focal plane blur can be saved to a small degree. But this looks like motion blur, and no, I don't know of a way to rescue motion blur.

Very normal, sadly, yes. http://www.damiensymonds.net/2010/03/bit-about-soft-proofing.html

No, please follow the 100% crop instructions I provided. But even from that small screenshot, I can see the focus isn't very good

May I see the quality up close? Show me a 100% crop.

This is somewhat relevant, and quite important: http://www.damiensymonds.net/2015/07/order-of-layers-for-complex-pixel-edits.html

See, it's the Background copy layer you have to be on! Then draw your marquee selection, and Ctrl J, so that the new chunk is ABOVE the Bg copy layer. I suspect what you've been doing is creating and moving the chunk UNDER the BG copy layer, and it's been there just fine, but you haven't been able to see it!

What is the Background copy layer for? That'll be the problem.

Hi Jessica, could you show me a screenshot?

Well, you could try Photoshop's Radial Blur function (Filter>Blur>Radial Blur) set to "Zoom". But it's probably more likely done in camera. Google "Zoom blur" or "Zoom burst".

Oh, phew!

NO. This must be done in raw. Only your raw file has sufficient data to do this. Once data is in Photoshop, it doesn't have enough range. Start again. Get your raw processing right. Your layers panel makes me cry. I know I've taught you how to edit properly, but you've abandoned it COMPLETELY.

PLEASE let me help. Tell me what you're attempting here - why you think you need to take this course of action - and I'll help you do it properly and safely.

Trust me, you want to re-join anyway. The new content will blow your mind.

Sorry, what part of "never" is unclear to you?

Dafuq???????????????????? You must NEVER do this. Camera Raw is for raw files ONLY.

I'm so sorry, I can't discuss print sharpening here, only in the class.

How did you go?