Man, you're psychic! I've been working on a composite and wanting to blur the background when I finished and couldn't figure how to do it selectively. Then this tutorial showed up. I hope I will able to follow it.
Amazingly amazing 👍, can't wait to try this out. What a great tutorial, it pretty much puts an end to the worries in the field in regards of blur (imo). Thank you so much Colin 👊
Thank you Colin for continuing my education into the wonderful world of Photoshop. I've been using Photoshop 5 for years ( and have got fairly proficient ) and am about to take the step into 2020. I've been looking at lots of tutorials on line and your approach means I've got a lot of things to try when I launch CC later this week.. All the best T.
super tuto ! why doesn't raw have depth mask ? can you speak about heic ? no idea what it is. i have an iphone8 and it seems to take pictures in heic synchronized to LR mobile. is it better than jpg ? should we definitely use heic instead of jpg because less destructive ? shoudl'nt i convert my iphone to come back to jpg to be sure it won't be deprecated in the future or not recognized ? does iphone 8 have depth mask ?
Marc Labro I belieber iPhone 10 was first to have it. It’s a format that supports better compression fir smaller files and alpha channel support. Don’t believe you can write to it yet
Great tutorial. I shot sports for years with Fuji s100fs w 28-400 fixed lens. Sold many enlargements and had to manually create background blur for every one of them. Selection tools weren't near as good as now so i'd just dup the layer ...and keep it on top ...totally masked, then make another copy of the background and fill where the important subjects were. Then blur that layer and apply a gradient to it for depth then go to the top layer and using white ...reveal the subjects. Got pretty quick. This is nice and will get quicker with use. The big problem is it clearly illustrates camera manufacturers should be depth mapping photos in camera. My cell phone creates lovely blur effortlessly and there is no excuse for todays expensive cameras to lack features found in most cell phones. The phones are killing the industry and it needs to be slapped upside the head to wake up and get back in the game.
This tutorial is great. Thanks ever so much. I have corporate portraits that need a little extra background blur and it works very well. Thanks - learned a whole lot of new info.
It is always a pleasure to see Colin's videos: Even if English is not my native language, everything is very understandable for me and the video fits just fine! Greetings from Berlin in Germany: Richard
Yes, if you mask out the image, sure. Lens blur also has the ability to add bokeh, and gets the most realistic result, albeit more work, so the field blur is totally a valid way, however, it won't define mid-ground planes though without adding an additional point and masking.
so I tried to do this on one of my own pictures. not so lucky. will try again but it's way to much effort and I think just using a simple blur gallery gets you about the same place.
Not really, a tilt shift is designed to give a slice of focus, so it gets sharp again, not a realistic background, but good for miniaturization. You can use 1/2 of it, but then field blur would be much better for that. I'm curious, did you learn that somewhere? Because this is the second time recently, I've seen someone mis-categorize a tilt-shift. Not saying you can't do it that, you can if you want, but there are better ways.
Does this only work with images from phones? I've been trying to do this with RAW and JPEG images, but no matter what I do, there is no depth map in the channel list.
Not for a beginner or someone of medium experience. You have to create the depth map in channels before following this tutorial and the written tutorial (link below) has steps that don't work/make sense.
I appreciate the video and it worked well but i literally had to stop the video like 100 times because you were moving too fast. PLEASE SLOW DOWN. Extremely frustrating. One thing at a time.
Man, you're psychic! I've been working on a composite and wanting to blur the background when I finished and couldn't figure how to do it selectively. Then this tutorial showed up. I hope I will able to follow it.
A M A Z I N G!! 🙌🏻⚡️💪🏻💥💻👏🏻 I’ve been a massive gaussian blur fan for decades! BIG UPS Colin!
Jesus that was an in-depth tutorial but I gotta say, the final result was pretty awesome!
agreed! didnt look right for the image i was using but learned a bunch of new tricks :)
Fab tutorial Colin thanks very useful
Great deep tutorial! Thank you!
Being new to PS, I was looking at how to do this very thing yesterday. So thanks for this video, I still find it pretty overwhelming as a newbie.
Amazingly amazing 👍, can't wait to try this out. What a great tutorial, it pretty much puts an end to the worries in the field in regards of blur (imo).
Thank you so much Colin 👊
Thank you Colin for continuing my education into the wonderful world of Photoshop. I've been using Photoshop 5 for years ( and have got fairly proficient ) and am about to take the step into 2020. I've been looking at lots of tutorials on line and your approach means I've got a lot of things to try when I launch CC later this week.. All the best T.
super tuto !
why doesn't raw have depth mask ?
can you speak about heic ? no idea what it is. i have an iphone8 and it seems to take pictures in heic synchronized to LR mobile. is it better than jpg ? should we definitely use heic instead of jpg because less destructive ? shoudl'nt i convert my iphone to come back to jpg to be sure it won't be deprecated in the future or not recognized ? does iphone 8 have depth mask ?
Marc Labro I belieber iPhone 10 was first to have it. It’s a format that supports better compression fir smaller files and alpha channel support. Don’t believe you can write to it yet
This Tutorial was Magic, a kinda witchcraft, expertly explained, THANK YOU
Hey i want to ask, i kinda confuse about why you use reguler lasso after use object selection tool..... What give change for it..?
Amazing!!! clear explanation and easy to follow.
Great tutorial, exactly what I want to learn. Hopefully, it will be easier to implement when I attempt to do it. Thanks
Outstanding. Favorite feature are the new selecting tools! Selections are so foundational to PS.
Peter Lewis yup, agree
Found your video SUPER helpful! (You just gained a subscriber!) Thanks~
Thanks for the sub!
Colin - You're a fantastic teacher. Love this. I'm very eager to try it on some of my car show & hot rod photos... Cheers from Nova Scotia...
Ken Morris thanks!I shoot a lot of cars myself
Great tutorial. I shot sports for years with Fuji s100fs w 28-400 fixed lens. Sold many enlargements and had to manually create background blur for every one of them. Selection tools weren't near as good as now so i'd just dup the layer ...and keep it on top ...totally masked, then make another copy of the background and fill where the important subjects were. Then blur that layer and apply a gradient to it for depth then go to the top layer and using white ...reveal the subjects. Got pretty quick.
This is nice and will get quicker with use.
The big problem is it clearly illustrates camera manufacturers should be depth mapping photos in camera. My cell phone creates lovely blur effortlessly and there is no excuse for todays expensive cameras to lack features found in most cell phones. The phones are killing the industry and it needs to be slapped upside the head to wake up and get back in the game.
It will happen
Thanks Colin :)
Good tutorial. Can you permit to download the sample image like in most PS tutorials?
Eager to try this! Thank you!
Thank you for all of your videos! really helpful tips!!!
Awesome stuff, very nice.
sir this video is awesome but if you tell us any software to make depth map automated we are so pleased
like exiftool
but ExifTool is not work perfectly
Nice one mate 👍
Thank you for this excellent tutorial. Have taken careful notes of you methods.
My go to channel for Photoshop videos
Many thanks
Awesome guitar!!!🎸🎸🎸
This tutorial is great. Thanks ever so much. I have corporate portraits that need a little extra background blur and it works very well. Thanks - learned a whole lot of new info.
Awesome tutorial Colin!
Amazing job!
thanks
It is always a pleasure to see Colin's videos: Even if English is not my native language, everything is very understandable for me and the video fits just fine! Greetings from Berlin in Germany: Richard
Thanks!
Nice tutorial!
Windows Camera Raw does not recognize HEIC. Is there a workaround?
Fantastic preso...btw the use of depth map is that in a simplified way the Lytro cameras allowed refocus after shooting? thanks again!
Strange, I have a new iphone 11 pro max and PS 2020. But depth map is not showing up in the channels. Ideas why? Thanks!
Wow! This is useful. Thanks!
Great tutorial, thanks
Can similar effect be achieved with field blur ??
Yes, if you mask out the image, sure. Lens blur also has the ability to add bokeh, and gets the most realistic result, albeit more work, so the field blur is totally a valid way, however, it won't define mid-ground planes though without adding an additional point and masking.
so I tried to do this on one of my own pictures. not so lucky. will try again but it's way to much effort and I think just using a simple blur gallery gets you about the same place.
s primary depends on the photo, I have lots more tuts on this topic
Good video thanks
Would adding a Tilt Shift Blur to the background not do something similar after selecting out the subject?
Not really, a tilt shift is designed to give a slice of focus, so it gets sharp again, not a realistic background, but good for miniaturization. You can use 1/2 of it, but then field blur would be much better for that. I'm curious, did you learn that somewhere? Because this is the second time recently, I've seen someone mis-categorize a tilt-shift. Not saying you can't do it that, you can if you want, but there are better ways.
Excellent!!!
Good tutorial, ty
Is this available in the mobile version?
no, not yet
i have being trying to open heic pics from my i phone in my windows pc but photoshop says cant open raw pics what can i do
Does this only work with images from phones? I've been trying to do this with RAW and JPEG images, but no matter what I do, there is no depth map in the channel list.
you have to make the channel
@@photoshopcafe Do you have a video or instructions on how to do that? I did try making a channel, but I don't think I did it right.
@@LorriiMc photoshopcafe.com/realistic-background-blur-in-photoshop-with-lens-blur/
Amazing! it's a great tutorial
great very informative. I agree with mr. bryer below.
Nice guitar tho!!
tnx a lot sir
Brilliant.. F/0.95, I just saved a ton of money.
Very cool but that’s a lot of manual work for each image
Graham J hard work pays off my friend
Be selective with your images.
It's not really. He worked on it for less than 15 minutes. Not that bad for a single Photoshop session!
You are awesome
Now do Miniturization bokeh for tilt-shift perspective lens effect.
Firebrand I have a couple tuts on this already
Amazing new options!! Thnks for the $howcase Colin, I’ve been all about depth of field for like a decade
Where is the rolling shutter fix tutorial?
i cant find the copy write symbol can you help please
harvey arber option G on Mac I'll check later
how export deep mask from phone?
It is a shame I only have Photoshop cs5. I would love to be able to do this with that!
You can do it with cs5. Just a different technique to arrive at the same result.
nice
photoshop good
Not for a beginner or someone of medium experience. You have to create the depth map in channels before following this tutorial and the written tutorial (link below) has steps that don't work/make sense.
Yes, this is an advanced technique. I have other tutorials on blurring the background that might be better for you right now.
im sorry, but could you please stop say 'and now what we gonna do...' ? ;-)
except from that i love your tutorials. very informative and great
touche
First at last !!!
4:03 "Now... let's a have a look between the legs here..." thought about a gynaecology exam
Good result, but ... the photo was better without blur. The blur is the management of those who do not know how to compose.
The man in the bicycle was half blured
I appreciate the video and it worked well but i literally had to stop the video like 100 times because you were moving too fast. PLEASE SLOW DOWN. Extremely frustrating. One thing at a time.
i think ill stick to the lens or let my phone do it in a second... this is just too much.
That alot of work...😭
Thank you for all of your videos! really helpful tips!!!