This tutorial will show you how art fragmentation of photos can be done using Photoshop.
Glimpse of the Photo effect
How To:
Step 1:
Take the photo of your choice and open it in Photoshop. (Source of the below image: Flickr)
This effect is best suited for close-up photographs. So, choose an appropriate photo.
Step 2:
If needed, crop the image in the desired size. For this, make the selection and go to Image > Crop.
The cropped photo is shown below:
Step 3:
Let us now modify the contrast of the photo. For doing that, duplicate the layer.
Step 4:
Change the layer mode to Overlay on the new layer.
The image looks similar to what is shown below.
Step 5:
Now duplicate the new layer again and change the mode of the layer to Screen.
Step 6:
We shall now merge all the layers together using Layer > Merge Visible.
A single merged layer is now seen.
Step 7:
Apply Image > Adjustments > Levels and modify the presets of the layer.
Select Custom preset and in the RGB channel, change the preset.
Step 8:
Repeat this step again, but this time with Red Channel.
Step 9:
Again go to Image > Adjustments > Levels. Now we will adjust the Levels with the Blue Channel selected.
Step 10:
Duplicate (Ctrl+J) this layer.
Step 11:
To apply blur effect to this layer, Go to Filter > Blur > Gaussian Blur
Increase the blur radius to the desired pixels from the current radius.
Step 12:
Select this layer and change the layer style to Multiply.
Step 13:
Pick the Rectangular Marquee Tool and make a selection similar to the one shown below.
Hit the Delete button to clear the area selected using the Marquee tool.
To remove the selection hit Ctrl + D
Step 14:
The final step is to apply Stroke layer effect. To do this go to Layer > Layer Style > Stroke.
We will create a frame by setting the below attributes to the layer.
Finished Image
You can use these tools to create different fragmented effects. Experiment as you please!