~Anne~ Posted April 6, 2010 Share Posted April 6, 2010 I once read a thread on here where people were explaining how to blur the background of a photo using Photoshop, leaving the subject clear. There was a specific name for it and I can't think of what it is so I can't find it using the search funtion. Can anyone help me with this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cowanbree Posted April 6, 2010 Share Posted April 6, 2010 I have a tutorial saved that shows very simply how to do that. PM me you e-mail if you would like me to send it, is in word Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
~*Shell*~ Posted April 6, 2010 Share Posted April 6, 2010 http://digitalphotography.weblogsinc.com/2...p-introduction/ This explains it pretty well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
~Anne~ Posted April 6, 2010 Author Share Posted April 6, 2010 http://digitalphotography.weblogsinc.com/2...p-introduction/This explains it pretty well. Maybe it is me, but I can not follow the instructions in that link......... Cowanbree - thanks, I'll try the instructions you've sent me and see what I can do. I find the lasso tool is only good for very clear subjects though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Linda K Posted April 7, 2010 Share Posted April 7, 2010 called gausian blur within the filters in photoshop, but really it is no substitute for doing it with the lens at wide open, as it just does not give the same look as lens bokeh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cowanbree Posted April 7, 2010 Share Posted April 7, 2010 [Cowanbree - thanks, I'll try the instructions you've sent me and see what I can do. I find the lasso tool is only good for very clear subjects though. True but then i just use the blur or is it smudge tool and it takes the sharpness out Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
~Anne~ Posted April 7, 2010 Author Share Posted April 7, 2010 called gausian blur within the filters in photoshop, but really it is no substitute for doing it with the lens at wide open, as it just does not give the same look as lens bokeh I am not a camera enthusiast though, nor a photographer ammateur or otherwise, so I prefer to create my look using software. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Linda K Posted April 8, 2010 Share Posted April 8, 2010 much easier to do it in camera though - the more you can get right in camera, the less you have to do afterwards in photoshop Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
~Anne~ Posted April 8, 2010 Author Share Posted April 8, 2010 (edited) much easier to do it in camera though - the more you can get right in camera, the less you have to do afterwards in photoshop As I said, I am not a camera enthusiast. To put it bluntly, I don't even own a camera. I am not interested in cameras nor photography on the whole. I simply have a range of pics that I have become interested in due to my daughter's up coming 21st birthday. The majority are scanned pics and pics I have lifted from her FB page. I am hoping to make the most of them. Thanks for your suggestions however, but I am specifically seeking a photoshop editing idea, not photography advice. I'll leave the photography to those who have an interest in it, 'cause my interest level is zero. Edited April 8, 2010 by ~Anne~ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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