Blur Portrait background using Selection Tool and Tilt-Shift

Before

After

  1. Duplicate the image.

2. Use Selection Tool to select object.

3. Use the Selection Tool to select all areas you don’t want to blur.

4. Inverse by going to Select>Inverse, which selected blur areas.

5. Now, go to Filter>Blur Galley>Tilt-Shift

6. Adjust Tilt-Shift areas, Blur, Light Bokeh, Bokeh Color, Light Range.

7. Result.

Please view step by step video:

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Bob Lin

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