----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Walter Hamler"
Subject: Photo Shop Question


> OK, how do I make a transparent layer that bleeds to 50% opacity at the
> edges and is clear in the center 80%. I want to merge it with some 
> portraits
> I shot today of three ladies in white so it will bleed to a translucent
> edge.

New Gradient Fill Layer
  Make fill layer
   Using: fill layer
   Opacity: 50%
   Mode: darken
   Type: gradient
   With Reverse
   Angle: -176.8°
   Type: radial
   Scale: 149%
   Gradient: gradient
   Name:  "Color to Transparent"
   Form: custom stops
   Interpolation: 4096
   Colors: color stop list
   color stop
   Color: RGB color
   Red: 6
   Green: 5.879
   Blue: 5.891
   Type: user specified color
   Location: 0
   Midpoint: 50
   color stop
   Color: RGB color
   Red: 6
   Green: 5.879
   Blue: 5.891
   Type: user specified color
   Location: 4096
   Midpoint: 50
   Transparency: transparency stop list
   transparency stop
   Opacity: 100%
   Location: 0
   Midpoint: 50
   transparency stop
   Opacity: 0%
   Location: 4096
   Midpoint: 50

You can adjust angle and scale to suit.

Hope this helps

William Robb 


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