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Photoshop Elements 10: Blur Photo Background

May 16, 2012 By Kelly 12 Comments

One effect that I use to add some punch to my photos is to blur the background to give my subject more focus. I often use this method on photos that have a busy background like this one.

The before photo on the right has a busy background. The after photo still has the same busy background but the background is blurred so the subjects pop in the photo. The process to create this effect is simple and consists of just a few easy steps involving a selection and a Gaussian blur in Photoshop Elements 10.




If you cannot see the embedded video, click here to see it on YouTube.com.

Now try to give one of your photos a pop using this method!

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Comments

  1. Amy says

    January 8, 2014 at 1:37 PM

    Just found this and just tried it! Thanks!

    Reply
    • Kelly says

      January 10, 2014 at 5:39 PM

      You are very welcome Amy! Thanks for taking the time to leave a comment.

      Reply
  2. Samantha says

    November 9, 2012 at 1:15 PM

    easiest tutorial I found! thank you so much!

    Reply
    • Kelly says

      November 9, 2012 at 5:51 PM

      You are very welcome! Thank you for taking the time to leave a comment. It motivates me to make more tutorials! ๐Ÿ™‚

      Reply
  3. JulieD says

    July 30, 2012 at 1:15 PM

    Very cool, Kelly!! I can’t wait to use my newly learned skills. ๐Ÿ˜€

    Reply
    • Kelly says

      July 30, 2012 at 2:15 PM

      I am glad you found it useful Julie! ๐Ÿ™‚

      Reply
  4. Geri says

    May 16, 2012 at 1:36 PM

    Thanks for the refresher.

    Reply
    • Kelly says

      May 16, 2012 at 1:54 PM

      You are welcome!

      Reply
  5. Amy says

    May 16, 2012 at 10:36 AM

    How cool! I will have to try that. Thanks for the great tutorial! ๐Ÿ™‚

    Reply
    • Kelly says

      May 16, 2012 at 1:53 PM

      You are very welcome Amy! ๐Ÿ™‚

      Reply

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