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Tag: bokeh

Lens Blur in Lightroom and Camera Raw – Ultimate Guide

All the features of the Lens Blur Filter in Camera Raw and Lightroom Classic Lens Blur allows us to blur the background of a photo, to simulate using an expensive lens with a wider aperture.…

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How to blur the background of a photo in Photoshop, the pro way

How to simulate a shallow depth of field bokeh effect in Photoshop Blurred background, Bokeh, out of focus background, shallow depth of field, no matter what you call it, this effect creates a nice separation…

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Instantly Blur the background of a picture in Photoshop with Depth Blur Neural Filter

Easily and automatically blur the background of a photo in Photoshop In this Photoshop tutorial, I show you how to use the AI in Photoshop to blur the background to create a realistic bokeh effect.…

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How to blur the background of a photo without fuzzy edges

I have done a couple more tutorials that are released to this. Check them out too because they each apply to different photos, Graduated background blur using a different method in Photoshop A romantic background…

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How to blur a photo background in Photoshop using blur masks and Depth Maps

This week I have made a really fun and useful tutorial that not only gives you great results, it will also teach you a little bit about channels. Don’t worry, they aren’t as scary as…

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