AFFINITY PHOTO 2.0: HOW TO CREATE SHALLOW DEPTH-OF-FIELD WITH LENS BLUR FILTER AND COMPOUND MASKS

Do you want to create a realistic out-of-focus background to make an image stand out. You don't need to pay for an expensive Adobe subscription to do this task! . In this video we demonstrate the tools of Affinity Photo to get beautiful bokeh with the lens blur and compound masks.

[@henryseiden7940]

The dog has a white halo around it that is objectionable. Also an elliptical focus background might have been more acceptable. Do you have the original picture for experimentation?

[@takebetterphotos8132]

yes the halo cannot be helped. Unfortunately after multiple tests, it's an issue with the blurring algorithm of Affinity. The dog is available in pexels I believe but will have to search for it

[@davidlappleby]

Hi! How is this different to the depth of field filter?

[@takebetterphotos8132]

Hi David effect is similar to the depth-of-field filter except that iI use a lens blur filter which may give more realistic bokeh and I manually create the gradient for a more natural progressive blur. The depth-of-field filter is more "fixed" in its effect. Hope that helps.

[@davidlappleby]

@@takebetterphotos8132 Thank you.