![]() In Photoshop, use the Blur> Lens Blur filter to accomplish the same effect. The difference between the aperture settings produces the difference in the “depth of field,” the distance from the lens that remains in focus. We only made 3 focal planes in this example, imagine whats possible with your composites and a little creativity.The image on the left was shot at f/16 and the image on the right used an aperture of f/5.6. Isn’t it amazing? You can now focus in your photo, just like you would with a camera.Īdjust your focus and blur, now you have a very realistic depth of field effect. Now you should begin to see a nice background blur.Ĭlick on Set Focus Point and try clicking on the person and then on the background. Under Depth Map Source choose your Depth Map (alpha channel) Choose the one you made, (alpha1) or “ premade” that I made for you.Ģ. Go to the layers panel and duplicate the background (for safe keeping) We are working on the new background layer. This is where we use the depth map to create our blur. Turn the eye off in the alpha channel if it’s still on. Return channel view to normal: Click on RGB in the channels panel. Press Cmd/Ctrl+V to paste the depth map into the channel Press Cmd/Ctrl+C to copy the contents of the Smart Object layer.Ĭlick the + to create a new Alpha channel. Right-Click and choose Convert To Smart Object This is a better option than merging, because we can go back and change the layers if we need to. (Click top desired layer, hold Shift and click bottom desired layer to select layers) Next– Turning all the layers into a depth map //ġ. ![]() You should see a gradient like the one shown here. Start from the feet and drag up to the guide. Press the D key to reset the colors to Black and White.Ĭhoose the gradient tool if it isn’t still selected. Add a guide so you can see where the gradient should end. The second part is deciding where the ground blends off into the background. There are a couple of things that are essential, so it doesn’t look like our person is floating in the air.įirst of all, the shade of gray on the ground must match the same shade at the feet. Now we are going to blend the ground into the background. Your image should look like the one on the left. (This can be found at the top of the gradients under basics, its the second gradient preset).ĭrag the gradient for the right to add a darker gradient to the cars. The solution is to change the gradient to foreground to transparent. The problem is, if we apply the same gradient, it will replace the gradient we just made on the left. We also want to apply a gradient to the cars on the bottom right of the arch. You will see the marching ants.ĭrag the gradient from the left to the opening of the arch as shown in step (2) on the left.ģ. Cmd/Ctrl+Click on the layer thumbnail to load the selection.
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