Step 4: Apply Zoom-Zoom In the Layers window, click on the Zoom layer to select it. Then apply the Radial Blur filter (Filter>Blur>Radial Blur) while making sure the Zoom button in its dialog box is checked. Three qualities of blur are available and I choose “Best” because it gives more subtle shadings, but be aware that, depending on your computer’s power, “Draft” and “Good” blurs are rendered much faster. The amount of zoom is set in pixels and determines the length of the blurring. Use the preview window to move the “Blur Center” point where the zoom will originate. I selected the area near the Mazda logo on the hood. Still working on the Zoom layer, use Photoshop’s Eraser tool to clear out areas allowing part of the car in the Background layer below to show through. I began by using the Eraser at 100 percent opacity (selected for the Options bar) to outline the car, but then used lower opacity levels to erase portions of the inner car to make it look like it’s in motion while it’s really parked. + = 4. Useful For All Kinds Of Sports You can use this technique, along with other kinds of blurring techniques, such as Motion Blur (Filter>Blur>Motion Blur) for sports including track and field, horse racing, and even rodeo. The trick, if there is any, is determining how long the zoom or motion blur trail is and how much to erase and at what opacity. The best thing is that there is no right and wrong way to do this and there are no rules except to have fun! While I used Adobe Photoshop CS to create this digital drag racer, any image-enhancement program that supports layers and Photoshop compatible plug-ins will work. I used the Mac OS version of the products mentioned, but all this software is also available for Microsoft Windows. Trial versions of the plug-ins are available for download, so why not give one or more of them a try for your next sports image?