How To Blur Backgrounds in Photoshop [FAST & EASY!]

In this complete step-by-step tutorial, you will learn how to blur backgrounds in Photoshop! You will learn about selections, Layer Masks, Smart Objects, and the Tilt-Shift Blur to blur your photo's background. This Photoshop tutorial will cover everything that you need to know about creating the shallow depth of field effect (out of focus background) WITHOUT an expensive lens. I hope this tutorial helps! 🎯 SUBSCRIBE to get more amazing Photoshop tutorials! ► https://www.youtube.com/user/photoshoptrainingch?sub_confirmation=1 📘 INDEX - How To Blur Backgrounds in Photoshop 00:00 - Introduction 00:27 - Duplicate Your Original Image 00:52 - Make a Selection Out of The Main Subject 01:23 - Expand The Selection 01:48 - Remove The Main Subject with Content-Aware Fill 02:20 - Remove The Background From The Model Layer 02:32 - Contract the Mask with the Minimum Filter 03:35 - Blur The Background with The Tilt-Shift Filter 06:00 - Fine-Tune The Layer Mask 06:32 - Paint Hair Back Into Your Image 07:41 - Pain Hair with a Custom Brush 09:51 - Final Adjustments with Camera Raw 10:17 - Final Thoughts 🔗 LINKS: Minimum Filter Tutorial ► https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=60GysIWun2s&list=PL3bfN-31F9RcsA9rVxmicKuO07kowMdU1 Masking Tutorial ► https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z8kUpM2Qaqo&list=PL3bfN-31F9RcsA9rVxmicKuO07kowMdU1 Download The Hair Brush ► https://photoshoptrainingchannel.com/how-to-blur-backgrounds-in-photoshop/ Become an Adobe Stock Contributor: ► http://bit.ly/stock-contributor PTC Newsletter: ► http://ptcvids.com/subscribe Premium Tutorials: ► http://ptcvids.com/shop Website: ► https://photoshoptrainingchannel.com FOLLOW ON: Instagram: ► http://instagram.com/photoshoptrainingchannel Facebook Group: ► http://ptcvids.com/group CREDITS ● Stock Images provided by stock.adobe.com https://stock.adobe.com/206451403 ● Photoshop video tutorials by Jesus Ramirez #PhotoshopTutorial #Photoshop #PTCvids