The reason for the appearance of this article was a comment that was left in directly during photography. The conclusion of that article was the idea that, unfortunately, not every camera can do such a trick. You need a camera with manual settings. In a comment, a question was asked about how to blur the background of a photo when shooting with an iPhone.

That is, there is a need for skill blur the background of an existing photo. In this article, I will try to show you how this can be done using the Adobe Photoshop graphics editor.

In general, people prefer to have the computer do everything for them and some wonderful background blur software. It would be great, for example, to upload your photo from the program (and always free), press the "blur background" button and in a couple of seconds download a perfectly executed artistic photo to your computer.

IN real life everything is different. There are no such programs - full automata. If only because no program can yet look into your head and understand what YOU consider the background in the photo and what should be left unblurred, so even if such a program for blurring the background in the photo exists, it will have to it takes a long time to "explain" what should be blurred in the photo, and what should be left untouched.

Try, for example, entrusting the following process to the machine:

At this scenario Blurring the background in Adobe Photoshop is not such a bad thing. After all, in fact, in any case, we just need to “show” the main object to the program, and everything else can be blurred, so why is Photoshop worse than other simple programs that seem simple only at first glance?

Before we proceed directly to the blur, it is worth making one more important remark. It is worth blurring the background only in those photographs where the background and foreground are separated by a sufficiently large distance. That is, if a person, for example, is photographed against the background of a carpet and he stood close with his back to this carpet, then blurring the background will be clearly inappropriate.

On the other hand, if you photograph, for example, a couple of newlyweds dancing in a hall, then it is quite possible to achieve a realistic effect, unless the floor, the connecting link of the foreground and background, is included in the frame. If this happens, we will have to work a little more, but in this case, we will most likely achieve results.

It's easier to show it in pictures:

In this photo, however, the background is already slightly blurred when shooting, but you can multiply this effect many times by focusing on more important objects in the foreground.

In this photo, you can also blur the background, but this will require quite painstaking work, and the result in some especially difficult cases may still look unnatural.

First, let's analyze the first option, as the simpler one.

All you need is Adobe Photoshop, a similar photo (look for it in your photo album) and a little patience.

Video tutorial: how to blur the background on finished photo(simple version)

There was nothing particularly difficult about this option. I just had to select the people in the photo and copy them to a new layer. With the background layer, you can then do whatever you want, including applying the Gaussian Blur filter to it.

By the way, there is another option - copy to a new layer not the foreground, but the background with the foreground cut out, and then apply a blur to it. The only thing is, you have to remember to move its layer so that it stands "behind" the people, otherwise... think for yourself what will happen.

This looks normal only when we have a clear separation of plans - front and rear. If there are some intermediate plans, or the object, God forbid, stands on the surface of the earth, floor, etc., then the action given in the first video lesson will no longer give us an acceptable option. We'll need a "plan B".

Video tutorial:
Blurring the background of the photo. Simulating shooting with a shallow depth of field

As you can see, this algorithm contains more steps. A normal result may not work right away (you saw - I got it only on the second attempt). This is a huge field for experimentation. But, if you master this procedure, you will kill two birds with one stone:

• learn how to simulate shooting with a blurry background in photoshop,
• get additional practice in working with masks and channels.

So, now we know that even if you shot with a digital soap box on full automatic, or even used an iPhone to shoot, then we still have a chance to create a highly artistic image with an expressive foreground and a blurry background.

It remains only to practice so that everything works out as it should and the first time. Good luck!

One of the coolest features of the iPhone 7 Plus is the portrait mode camera. Two lenses are paired with software processing to create great photos with bokeh effect.

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Blurred the background gives the photo a special charm, it seems that the picture was taken on a SLR camera with good optics.

If only for this reason you dream of the most expensive iPhone, then I hasten to please you, you can get the bokeh effect on any photo in 5 minutes. A computer and Photoshop are not required, as well as expensive applications from App Store or overhead lenses on the camera lens.

I'm ready, let's go!

To get started, we need Google's free Snapseed photo editor. Download and open the desired photo in it.

1. First, adjust the brightness and contrast to your liking. In this example, I will apply the filter faces, it recognizes people in the photo, makes faces brighter, and darkens light places in the photo a little. You can play with the settings yourself or choose one of the preset templates.

2. When all the necessary changes to the photo are made, you can start adding blur. Select the appropriate filter from the menu.

3. Change the blur mode from oval to straight (click on the circle icon in the bottom panel).

4. Set the point to the very bottom of the image so that the blur increases towards the top of the frame.

5. In the filter options, you can change the degree of blurring, smoothness of the transition, and vignetting at the edges. Set the first parameter higher if the background is too close to blur it more or less if it is far from the foreground.

The transition is adjustable by eye, but not overestimated, and vignetting will add a beautiful blackout in the corners.

6. You ask: what the hell is this, everything is blurry! Don't worry, the Snapseed magic is about to begin! Click on the menu Activity log in the top block.

7. Opening the section View changes.

8. Choosing the last filter Blur and click on edit.

9. Now we can add or remove areas that will be blurred in the image. To do this, turn on the invert mode and a mask for easy selection.

10. We zoom in with the usual gesture and begin to erase the mask from the foreground. First, you can coarsely remove everything with a large brush, and then zoom in for precise processing of the edges.

11. Carefully pass along the edge with your finger so as not to erase the mask from the background.

12. If you make a mistake, add a 100% blur with an arrow and draw a mask on the background.

If there are objects in the picture located between the foreground and the background, for example, a car, then you can set the blur to 50% or 75% and paint over this object so that the filter is not applied so much on it.

13. This is what the final mask looks like. Click on the checkbox and look at the result. Well, how?

14. Already not bad, but from below the background remains sharp. If the subject is captured larger (only the torso), then the sharpness will fall on it and everything will be ok, otherwise we will have to repeat our trick.

15. Adding a filter sharpness again, but now we place the point on top.

16. We do not turn up the intensity of the blur and increase the transition so that the center of the photo does not blur too much. Do not forget to completely remove the vignetting here, otherwise it will overlap with the previous one.

17. Again, through the Action Log, we proceed to editing the filter. We repeat the procedure with the mask.

Now that's it! You can save and post on Instagram.

Blurry photos are more random than predictable. But in some cases, the "blur" effect helps the photographer to correctly place accents, highlight the main and secondary objects, and even tell the whole story of the picture.

Most often you will not be able to get the expected blur effect, because blur is a kind of lottery. by the most in a simple way can be called the usual defocus. This technique will come in handy for night and landscape photography, but I also use it for unusual portraits. To lock the focus, simply tap on the display where you want to focus and hold your finger for 2-3 seconds. Also take into account the distance closer object focus, the more distant subjects will be blurred. Most of the time I just fix minimum distance up to my finger or palm (depending on the lighting) and then photograph the desired scene with the focus locked.

You can get blur in pictures in another way - programmatically. I recently started using the Big Lens app for iOS, which creates a blur effect in the area of ​​your choice. This technique is very useful in portrait and subject photography, because without any problems you can correctly place accents on the photo.

There are several ways to select areas in the application: the standard for Instagram radial and linear, the "lasso" tool familiar to Photoshop users, as well as a simple manual mode in which you work with a brush. Blurring can be adjusted both with a slider and by changing the virtual aperture - the "hole" values ​​range from f / 3.5 to f / 1.8.

Unlike a similar tool in Instagram or Snapseed, Big Lens algorithms allow you to get smoother and more accurate results. Therefore, I recommend the application to anyone who wants to get a beautiful and not very catchy background blur in portraits or product photography. And yes, experiment!

Sometimes it happens that you look so cool in the pictures, and the background from the back turns out to be just ugly. And you want to hide all this mess or cut out your figure in the picture. In this article, we will tell you how to blur the background in a photo online and for free in just a couple of clicks!

Fabby

You can blur the background in a photo on an iPhone or Android using the application Fabby. It is absolutely free, you can download it in the official AppStore and Google Play store.

How to take a photo with a blurred background:

1. Open Fabby app.
2. On the bottom panel, find the "Blur Background" tab.
3. Don't know how to take a photo with a blurry background? From all the options you need to choose any you like and take a picture.
4. If you need to blur an old image, you can select it from the Gallery by clicking on the small circle above the effect itself.

The application is also good because there you can not only blur the background in the photo, but substitute any background in general for your silhouette. You can choose from ready-made ones: hearts, stars, a paradise island, flowers, bubbles, cats, fireworks, donuts, abstraction and much more.

Tadaa and Tadaa SLR

Two applications will help to blur the background in the photo: Tadaa And Tadaa SLR. The first program is absolutely free, but the second costs 299 rubles. Both are equipped big amount useful features.

How to blur the background of a photo using the application Tadaa:

1. Open the Tadaa program.
2. Find the tab at the bottom Blur.
3. A mask will appear that highlights only the clear area, and blurs the rest of the background. It can be moved, narrowed and pushed apart at will.
4. After the done operations, save the picture to the Gallery.

Snapseed

The background of the photo can be blurred online using the application Snapseed. It can be downloaded for free in the official AppStore stores and Google Play.

How to take a photo with a blurred background:

1. Open application Snapseed.
2. Next choose Tools-Blur.
3. Move the mask until the desired surface is blurred.
4. Save picture to Gallery.

airbrush

Another program that helps blur the background in a photo is called Air Bush. The program is absolutely free. You can find it in the official app stores.

How to blur the background on a photo online through the editor:

1. Open application airbrush.
2. Across library select the desired image.
3. Tools - Blur.
4. Here you need to carefully paint over the part of the background that you want to blur with your finger.
5. You can also adjust the blur saturation and size in the bottom tab.
6. Save picture to Camera Roll.

Facetune

Facetune is an editor that helps blur the background of a photo. Also suitable for the program Facetune 2. It has a similar function.

How to blur the background:

1. Open Facetune.
2. Upload the desired image.
3. On the bottom tab, select "Blur".
4. Gently blur all unnecessary space with your fingers. With an eraser, you can erase everything superfluous.
5. Save picture to Gallery.

Blur and Mosaic

Which app and photo editor blurs the background of a photo? This program is called Blur and Mosaic. It is also available for download in official stores.

1. Open application Blur and Mosaic.
2. Select the desired image from the Camera Roll.
3. The middle line on the bottom panel is the effects.
4. And the bottom line is the intensity and frequency of the effect.
5. You need to bleed with your finger those places that need to be covered up.
6. Save picture to Gallery.

In the application, you can also impose a mosaic on the photo.

Be the most stylish! Use super effects.

To blur the background on the photo many users turn to online services or to photoshop. You need to spend time on this and have some image processing skills. It's worth the effort - blurry edges with high sharpness on the subject look very beautiful. And the Bokeh effect, when the background turns into fabulous special effects, is completely discouraging.

That's just a blurry background can be made easier and faster on Android devices!

How to make a blurry background in a photo in principle?

On the reflex camera very easy to get good blur background effect. This requires sufficient lighting, fully open aperture and enlarged focal length.

Developers have learned to model bokeh effect, previously available exclusively to SLR cameras. The most important thing is to decide on the focus point. You have to understand what in the frame will get high sharpness and clarity, and what will blur and become the background.

Today we will analyze simplest method create a photo with a blurred background on Android devices.

The effect is amazing. But the software method may not always work. For example, there are problems with mirror surfaces (sometimes they do not blur). Difficult to capture and fast moving targets.

What you need to blur a photo:

Smartphone with a good camera;

Preinstalled android version 4.4 KitKat and above;

Sufficient performance for image processing (otherwise the process will be very long);

One of the applications shown below as an example.

How to blur the background of a photo in Android using Google Camera?

Official app cameras from google very cool. And recently it has become available not only on Nexus- And Pixel-devices. To you would need a little practices, but the result will definitely please everyone!

1. Download the app for free Google Camera and install it: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.Android.GoogleCamera

2. After starting, you can refuse or agree with geo-referenced (uses battery power).

3. Drag the menu on the left side of the screen with a swipe to the right and select Blur.

4. Now you will be shown instructions on how to use the background blur mode on the photo.

5. After activating the camera, focus on the subject, press the shutter button and slowly move the smartphone upwards, keeping the subject in the center.

6. After you've taken your shot, edit the result by blurring the background more or shifting the center of focus.

Realistic blurring of the background on an existing photo or when shooting on Android

Achieve a realistic bokeh effect open aperture reflex camera, you can also use the application after focus for Android devices. Edit existing photos or take a new photo as described for Google Cameras.

1. Download free app after focus: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.motionone.afterfocus

2. After opening it, you will see in the interface " smart focus ”, in which you need to click on the button with the person icon in focus and outline the area where blur is not required.

3. Now select the area of ​​soft focus by clicking on the icon with the crown in focus and marking the places for soft blur.

4. The nature icon in focus is responsible for the hard background blur mode - you need to paint the background area for maximum blur.

More photo blur apps for Android:

ASUS PixelMaster Camera.

"Focus Effect" by Dumpling Sandwich.

PicsArt Photo Studio & Collage by PicsArt.

"Photo Editor" by Aviary.