Among photographers, the term "bokeh" refers to the subjective advantage of the part of the image that is out of focus. You can create this effect directly when you create a picture, by manipulating the lens settings, or using Adobe Photoshop.
It is necessary
Russified version of Adobe Photoshop CS5
Instructions
Step 1
Open the required photo: click the "File" menu item, then the "Open" button (or use the Ctrl + O key combination), select the file and click "Open".
Step 2
In the "Layers" panel, find the background, right-click on it and in the drop-down menu immediately click "From Background". A window will appear in which immediately click the "OK" button - the background will turn into a layer. Duplicate this layer by pressing Ctrl + J.
Step 3
Select the top layer, click Filter> Blur> Gaussian Blur, set the Radius to 8, and click OK.
Step 4
Activate the Eraser tool. Adjust it as follows: "Size" - depending on the size of your photo, "Mode" - "Brush", "Opacity" - 5% or 10%, "Pressure" - 50%. Begin to erase on the top layer those areas of the photo that you want to be sharp. Your task is not to go beyond them so that the background remains blurred. Increase the transparency of the Eraser to 20% and completely erase those areas of the photo that should be as sharp as possible. To work more clearly, you can turn off the bottom layer. To do this, click next to it on the button with the image of an eye.
Step 5
In some cases it is easier to erase the background, for example, if the total area of the background is less than that of the central object. You just spend less time. To do this, the blur is placed on the bottom layer, and on the top layer with an "eraser" with similar settings and the background is erased in the same way.
Step 6
If you need to change the size of the brush, use the "[" and "]" keys, and the transparency is easier to change using the numbers on the keyboard. If you make a mistake, you can go back one step by pressing the key combination Ctrl + Z. If you want to go back even earlier, use the History panel (Window> History menu item).
Step 7
To save the result, press the key combination Ctrl + Shift + S, in the window that appears, select the path for your future work, give it a name, set “Jpeg” in the “Files of type” field and click the “Save” button.
