make background photo blur with photoshop

in utopian-io •  7 years ago  (edited)

hello steemit !!!

This time I will share tutorial to make photo blur background with photoshop application

step 1. prepare photo background (free)

nyan.JPG

step 2. open the file folder and select open

1.jpg

step 3. Set Auto Color by pressing Shift + Ctrl + B (to adjust the color and light), and add curves by putting Ctrl + M on the chart to the white direction. then the photo will look bright.

2.jpg

step 4. Duplicate the layer by pressing Ctrl + J

3.jpg

step 5. In the duplicate Layer (Layer 1) add blur effect, Filter -> Blur -> Gaussian blur, set the radius, the higher the blur.

blur.jpg

step 6. continue by selecting eraser tool, for those who do not know click how to use eraser tool, rubbing brush on Layer Mask in object area (person), this trick is aimed to mengahpus object that was in blur, because we want blur is Background.

hapus.jpg

the deletion result will be like this

IMG_0450.jpg

Hopefully this tutorial help photoshop users



@muhammadriky





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I use photoshop all the time and i've never used this effect! i'll try it out

I am happy to share and help all

  ·  7 years ago Reveal Comment

I am happy to help

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