hello can you please help im new but i have been using adobe photoshop a lot before i just want to know how to make a good blur effect around the edges of each photo...they are all different layers but ive locked them please just give my and tips to make it look nice
thanks

Welcome to CrystalXP mikame. You might want to use a white to transparent gradient to achieve what you're after. Try testing several blurs in the Filters -> Blur menu. Gaussian blur is used pretty often.

thanks gruzz...will do
im so excited to try out lots of new things

All the best

hhmm... i don't have PS on this machine, but as i can remember, you should load the layer as selection (ctrl click on the thumbnail of the layer) and play with the FILTER -> BLUR tools...  but the gaussian blur, is not the best way if you want to blur only the edges... that tool works on the whol selection, or work area... but the easiest solvation is the simple blur tool, with a mid-tone hardness, and a very big diameter... and playing with the mouse... and don't forget to give him some cheese after it xD
 
 
if you want your 5-4 pictures to be blured into the other, you'd make the upper pic a bit larger, and /w the blur tool blur it's edge. Than use the eraser tool about 150-200px and 0% hardness. this will make an efect of disappearing of the pict over the other.. now blur the lower picture's edge, and you're done ^^,  
i hope you see what i mean and it was a good idea for you...

ithink the best way is to use masks on the layer
that would make it very easy to correct things

That's what Gruzz meant.
 

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