Comments on: How to Use Depth of Field to Create Portraits with Blown-Out Backgrounds http://psd.tutsplus.com/tutorials/photo-effects-tutorials/how-to-use-depth-of-field-to-create-portraits-with-blown-out-backgrounds/ Photoshop Tutorials Sat, 20 Mar 2010 21:27:28 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: jeprie http://psd.tutsplus.com/tutorials/photo-effects-tutorials/how-to-use-depth-of-field-to-create-portraits-with-blown-out-backgrounds/comment-page-1/#comment-195775 jeprie Sat, 02 Jan 2010 23:54:02 +0000 http://psd.tutsplus.com/?p=3055#comment-195775 Wow, you're great man. Maybe collis made http://photo.tutsplus.com/ after read your idea. Wow, you’re great man. Maybe collis made http://photo.tutsplus.com/ after read your idea.

]]> By: Eyal http://psd.tutsplus.com/tutorials/photo-effects-tutorials/how-to-use-depth-of-field-to-create-portraits-with-blown-out-backgrounds/comment-page-2/#comment-162485 Eyal Thu, 17 Sep 2009 17:50:44 +0000 http://psd.tutsplus.com/?p=3055#comment-162485 GOOD WORK! I LIKE IT... GOOD WORK! I LIKE IT…

]]> By: bguy http://psd.tutsplus.com/tutorials/photo-effects-tutorials/how-to-use-depth-of-field-to-create-portraits-with-blown-out-backgrounds/comment-page-2/#comment-160494 bguy Wed, 09 Sep 2009 16:17:18 +0000 http://psd.tutsplus.com/?p=3055#comment-160494 not only is the last image badly done, but there is quite a difference between a 'blown-out' background and an out of focus, blurred background. not only is the last image badly done, but there is quite a difference between a ‘blown-out’ background and an out of focus, blurred background.

]]> By: Sydney Architectural photographer http://psd.tutsplus.com/tutorials/photo-effects-tutorials/how-to-use-depth-of-field-to-create-portraits-with-blown-out-backgrounds/comment-page-2/#comment-151014 Sydney Architectural photographer Sun, 09 Aug 2009 08:53:55 +0000 http://psd.tutsplus.com/?p=3055#comment-151014 Misleading title as the tut really has nothing to do with creating blown out backgrounds... Misleading title as the tut really has nothing to do with creating blown out backgrounds…

]]> By: B.A. http://psd.tutsplus.com/tutorials/photo-effects-tutorials/how-to-use-depth-of-field-to-create-portraits-with-blown-out-backgrounds/comment-page-2/#comment-148724 B.A. Tue, 28 Jul 2009 04:57:07 +0000 http://psd.tutsplus.com/?p=3055#comment-148724 I've seen lots of comments on this one. I would say, if someone can learn from it (and that's why psd.tutsplus puts this tut online) it's great. But: If a picture (and in 'picture' I mean a 'photograph', not your end picture!) is bad, it's bad (specially the DOF-thing). You can try the above (but cut out the person, copy, blur the whole image - lens blur - and copy the person/subject to the foreground), but I don't mess with it and just try to use or make another picture. Very well: keep up the good work, I've seen you can take some pictures! I’ve seen lots of comments on this one. I would say, if someone can learn from it (and that’s why psd.tutsplus puts this tut online) it’s great. But: If a picture (and in ‘picture’ I mean a ‘photograph’, not your end picture!) is bad, it’s bad (specially the DOF-thing). You can try the above (but cut out the person, copy, blur the whole image – lens blur – and copy the person/subject to the foreground), but I don’t mess with it and just try to use or make another picture. Very well: keep up the good work, I’ve seen you can take some pictures!

]]> By: B http://psd.tutsplus.com/tutorials/photo-effects-tutorials/how-to-use-depth-of-field-to-create-portraits-with-blown-out-backgrounds/comment-page-2/#comment-148116 B Fri, 24 Jul 2009 08:09:10 +0000 http://psd.tutsplus.com/?p=3055#comment-148116 very use ful tips. i like it. very use ful tips. i like it.

]]> By: Gilbert http://psd.tutsplus.com/tutorials/photo-effects-tutorials/how-to-use-depth-of-field-to-create-portraits-with-blown-out-backgrounds/comment-page-1/#comment-145218 Gilbert Thu, 09 Jul 2009 03:04:23 +0000 http://psd.tutsplus.com/?p=3055#comment-145218 I've come up with a better way that doesn't halo and looks better. Make a copy of the background. Make the selection with the pen tool, not the lasso. Copy the the subject(s) to a separate layer. On the middle (background copy layer) erase the subject. blur... and you can crank the blur a little higher if you like. Then merge back together. The halo happens because of the presence of the subject in the photo, remove the subject and no halo... but put the subject back in and there is a little band between the background and the subject. The original background fills that in and the result is much more natural. I’ve come up with a better way that doesn’t halo and looks better. Make a copy of the background. Make the selection with the pen tool, not the lasso. Copy the the subject(s) to a separate layer. On the middle (background copy layer) erase the subject. blur… and you can crank the blur a little higher if you like. Then merge back together. The halo happens because of the presence of the subject in the photo, remove the subject and no halo… but put the subject back in and there is a little band between the background and the subject. The original background fills that in and the result is much more natural.

]]> By: Murray http://psd.tutsplus.com/tutorials/photo-effects-tutorials/how-to-use-depth-of-field-to-create-portraits-with-blown-out-backgrounds/comment-page-2/#comment-142111 Murray Tue, 23 Jun 2009 03:39:02 +0000 http://psd.tutsplus.com/?p=3055#comment-142111 Sadly, as a photography tutorial there is a trememdous amount of false information here! I'm sorry but the author needs to put down the camera and go pickup a book on 'basic' photography. Sadly, as a photography tutorial there is a trememdous amount of false information here! I’m sorry but the author needs to put down the camera and go pickup a book on ‘basic’ photography.

]]> By: Nathan http://psd.tutsplus.com/tutorials/photo-effects-tutorials/how-to-use-depth-of-field-to-create-portraits-with-blown-out-backgrounds/comment-page-2/#comment-132944 Nathan Tue, 19 May 2009 15:48:36 +0000 http://psd.tutsplus.com/?p=3055#comment-132944 This was a good article, but it didn't cover anything that I had expected it to, based on the title: using depth of field to create <b>blown-out</b> backgrounds. None of the backgrounds were blown out, just out of focus - as noted, also called bokeh. The last picture doesn't really bug me, because I know it can be done (and better), but the author had already taken a lot of time to create the tutorial. One thing that I think would have been particularly helpful would be the aperture settings on the different photos - especially the side-by-side ones that were being compared to each other. This was a good article, but it didn’t cover anything that I had expected it to, based on the title: using depth of field to create blown-out backgrounds. None of the backgrounds were blown out, just out of focus – as noted, also called bokeh.

The last picture doesn’t really bug me, because I know it can be done (and better), but the author had already taken a lot of time to create the tutorial.

One thing that I think would have been particularly helpful would be the aperture settings on the different photos – especially the side-by-side ones that were being compared to each other.

]]> By: Krzycho_666 http://psd.tutsplus.com/tutorials/photo-effects-tutorials/how-to-use-depth-of-field-to-create-portraits-with-blown-out-backgrounds/comment-page-2/#comment-132834 Krzycho_666 Tue, 19 May 2009 07:53:04 +0000 http://psd.tutsplus.com/?p=3055#comment-132834 Geee? The last effect is ugly? I've never seen that anyone used Gaussian Blur to such thinks...! Didn't you hear about Lens Blur?! Learning people stupid techmics is a bad idea.... they will do it to the end of their life... Geee? The last effect is ugly? I’ve never seen that anyone used Gaussian Blur to such thinks…! Didn’t you hear about Lens Blur?!
Learning people stupid techmics is a bad idea…. they will do it to the end of their life…

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