How To Blur a Background In Photoshop - EASY Shallow Depth of Field Effect

This is probably my favorite tutorial I've seen on PTC.

Amazingly well explained every detail, excellent video, very glad to have stumbled in to your video, isn't that new but hope you kept and still keep doing such nice videos.

The last few steps in this tutorial are very powerful techniques indeed. Good job!

Thank you for your brilliant instruction! Much appreciation.❤

Almost perfect. I remember a lesson where you show how to add bokeh - and another where you deal with a more complex transition - a couple on a railway station, I think? - Or was it perspective? I don't remember, and I can't find it.

excellent

Beautiful work. you made it so easy to follow. I was able to edit my wife Graduation picture just by following you step by step.

I am following along and everything is going to plan, but then when we get to the section where you say "with the background selected, right click and convert to smart object" it does that, but then you say with the background layer selected go to filter, blur gallery, and field blur" in CS6, the version I"m using, it won't allow me to select filed blur, iris shift, or tilt shift. When I remove the conversion to smart object by choosing "step backwards" then try to use these three blurs then photoshop CS6 allows me to do this. Is this simply because it's CS6?

I've tried several times, following the instructions precisely! But every time I get to the fill step, PS says I can't because the "target layer is hidden".... ??

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I have been struggling to learn Photoshop. Some presenters go too fast, other go too slow. Some start out by talking about photography (which is my are of interest) but end up focusing on graphics. Your pace is just right. Your instructions are clear and concise and you don't waste time talking about stuff that is irrelevant to the lesson. I am subscribing and hope to spend A LOT more time learning from you. Thank you for sharing your experience with us!!!!

All I can say is, wow! Thank you so much. You've helped me change the way I've been doing my work. I am greatly appreciative.

Thank you...

Gracias Jesús eres todo un fenómeno 👍👍😉

This tutorial is more easy for me to understand compared to the old one using lens blur... Good tutorials..

Hi Jesus, I like the old version background depth-map technic, this one is easier, but I think the other one is a skill one must have in the pocket. Thanks!.

wow awesome tutorial

Awesome, thanks.

Hello! Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge!! I have a question: How does one determine which blurring method to use?