How to blur the background

[joe3]

i've seen a few pictures before where the backround is blurred out and the truck in the foreground is still sharp and clear and i was just wondering how you do that.

[vhato]

You can do it in PhotoShop, but I don't remember how. Just do it right the first time.

Take your Digital Camera. Place it in Aperture Priority Mode. Adjust the F-Stop so it reads as low as it can go F2.0, or F2.8, or F3.0..Whatever it is. Aim the camera at the truck, press Shutter Release (the picture take button) and walla!!! You have a SUPER SHARP truck and a blurred background the way life intended it to be and no need to use Photo editors.


This works GREAT unless you have an entry level camera.

[mccustomize]

simply use the lasso tool to select the image you want sharp. Then click select>inverse. This will select the background. Then go to filter>blur>motion blur. Play with the settings from there to get the desired effect,:crazy:

[joe3]

vhato, thanks but i don't understand that camera jargan


mccustomize, thanks for the help it worked great

[mccustomize]

no problem if you got any more questions there are some of us on here who can answer just about any photoshop question:D