{"id":214,"date":"2012-10-01T16:13:43","date_gmt":"2012-10-01T16:13:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.photoshopessentials.com\/photoshopessentials_wp\/?p=214"},"modified":"2019-04-13T13:14:55","modified_gmt":"2019-04-13T17:14:55","slug":"depth-of-field","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.photoshopessentials.com\/newsite\/photo-effects\/depth-of-field\/","title":{"rendered":"Easy Depth Of Field Effect In Photoshop"},"content":{"rendered":"<style type=\"text\/css\">\n.adslot-2 { display: inline-block; width:300px; float:right; margin: 6px 0px 12px 30px; }\n@media (max-width: 767px) { .adslot-2 { display: none; } }\n<\/style><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\n<!-- 300x250 photo effects top responsive -->\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle adslot-2\"\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6601556224092982\"\n     data-ad-slot=\"2740208297\"\n     data-ad-format=\"rectangle\"><\/ins>\n<script>\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script>\n<div id=\"author\">Written by Steve Patterson.<\/div>\n<p>In this <strong>Photoshop Effects tutorial<\/strong>, we're going to look at an easy way to adjust the <strong>depth of field<\/strong> in a photo, keeping only a small portion of the image in focus while taking the rest of it out of focus. This is a great way to bring attention to a specific part of an image (someone's face, for example), and the effect is similar to how things would look if we had shot the photo with a wide aperture.<\/p>\n<p>For best results, we'll be using Photoshop's <span class=\"em\">Lens Blur<\/span> filter to create this effect, which is available in <span class=\"em\">Photoshop CS and later<\/span>, which means you'll need at least Photoshop CS to follow along with this tutorial. If you're using Photoshop 7 or earlier, you can still achieve good results with Photoshop's classic Gaussian Blur filter, but the Lens Blur filter is the filter of choice for this effect because it tries to mimic how an actual camera lens works, whereas the Gaussian Blur filter simply blurs everything out. <\/p>\n<p>Here's the photo I'll be working with:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/photo-effects\/depth-of-field\/original.jpg\" alt=\"Adobe Photoshop tutorial image.\" width=\"684\" height=\"458\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">The original image.<\/div>\n<p>Let's say we wanted to bring attention to the woman's face. There's lots of creative ways we could do that, but since her face is closer to the camera than anything else in the photo,  the easiest way  would be to limit the photo's depth of field so her face becomes the only part of the image that's in focus. Here's how it will look when we're done:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/photo-effects\/depth-of-field\/depth-of-field.jpg\" alt=\"Adobe Photoshop tutorial image.\" width=\"684\" height=\"458\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">The final effect.<\/div>\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n.ads-middle { display: inline-block; width:300px; margin:6px 0px 24px 0px; padding-top: 16px; padding-bottom: 16px; }\n@media (max-width: 515px) { .ads-middle { margin:20px 0; } }\n@media (max-width: 480px) { .ads-middle { margin:20px 0; } }\n<\/style><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6601556224092982\"\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\n<!-- photo effects 300x250 middle responsive -->\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle ads-middle\"\n     style=\"display:block\"\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6601556224092982\"\n     data-ad-slot=\"4216941496\"\n     data-ad-format=\"rectangle\"\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script>\n<aside>\n<p>This tutorial is from our <a href=\"\/photo-effects\/\" title=\"Learn Photoshop effects\">Photo Effects<\/a> series. Let's get started!<\/p>\n<\/aside>\n<aside><p class=\"members-ad-top\"><a href=\"\/print-ready-pdfs\/\">Download all of our Photoshop tutorials as PDFs!<\/a><\/p><\/aside>\n<h4><span>Step 1:<\/span> Duplicate The Background Layer<\/h4>\n<p>Let's begin by duplicating our Background layer so that we're not harming our original image information. To duplicate the Background layer, go up to the <span class=\"em\">Layer<\/span> menu at the top of the screen, choose <span class=\"em\">New<\/span>, and then choose <span class=\"em\">Layer via Copy<\/span>:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/photo-effects\/depth-of-field\/duplicate-background-layer.gif\" alt=\"Adobe Photoshop tutorial image.\" width=\"222\" height=\"131\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">Go to Layer &gt; New &gt; Layer via Copy.<\/div>\n<p>For a faster way, use the keyboard shortcut <span class=\"em\">Ctrl+J<\/span> (Win) \/ <span class=\"em\">Command+J<\/span> (Mac). Either way tells Photoshop to create a copy of the Background layer for us, and if we look in the Layers palette, we can see our copy, which Photoshop has named \"Layer 1\", above the original Background layer:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/photo-effects\/depth-of-field\/photoshop-background-layer.gif\" alt=\"Adobe Photoshop tutorial image.\" width=\"284\" height=\"231\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">The Layers palette showing the copy of the Background layer above the original.<\/div>\n<h4><span>Step 2:<\/span> Select The Area That Will Remain In Focus<\/h4>\n<p>Using the selection tool of your choice (Lasso Tool, Polygonal Lasso Tool, <a href=\"\/basics\/pen-tool-selections\/\">Pen Tool<\/a>, etc.), draw a rough selection around the area that will remain in focus. In my case, I want the woman's face to be in focus, so I'm going to use the Polygonal Lasso Tool, which you can find hiding behind the Lasso Tool in Photoshop's Tools palette, to select her face. Your selection doesn't need to be surgically precise, so don't spent too much time on it. In fact, we'll be softening the edges of the selection (commonly known as <span class=\"em\">feathering<\/span> the selection) in a moment, and we'll see how to fine-tune things if you need to a bit later:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/photo-effects\/depth-of-field\/select-area.jpg\" alt=\"Adobe Photoshop tutorial image.\" width=\"683\" height=\"458\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">The area around the woman's face is now selected.<\/div>\n<h4><span>Step 3:<\/span> Enter Quick Mask Mode<\/h4>\n<p>Once you've made your selection, press the letter <span class=\"em\">Q<\/span> on your keyboard to enter Photoshop's <span class=\"em\">Quick Mask<\/span> mode. You can also click on the Quick Mask icon near the bottom of the Tools palette:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/photo-effects\/depth-of-field\/quick-mask-icon.gif\" alt=\"Adobe Photoshop tutorial image.\" width=\"73\" height=\"148\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">Clicking on the \"Quick Mask\" icon below the Foreground and Background color swatches in the Tools palette.<\/div>\n<p>If you look at your image, you'll see that your selection outline has disappeared temporarily and that the area outside of the selection is now overlaid in red<span class=\"em\"><\/span>:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/photo-effects\/depth-of-field\/photoshop-quick-mask.jpg\" alt=\"Adobe Photoshop tutorial image.\" width=\"683\" height=\"458\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">In \"Quick Mask\" mode, the area outside of the selection appears overlaid in red while the selection outlines disappear.<\/div>\n<p>Notice how my selection looks pretty bad, but that's okay because we'll be softening it next.<\/p>\n<h4><span>Step 4:<\/span> Apply The Gaussian Blur Filter<\/h4>\n<p>We need to soften the edges of our selection to create a smooth transition between the selected and unselected portions of the photo, and the Quick Mask mode is going to make it very easy for us to see what we're doing. We'll use Photoshop's <span class=\"em\">Gaussian Blur<\/span> filter to soften the edges. Go up to the <span class=\"em\">Filter<\/span> menu at the top of the screen, choose <span class=\"em\">Blur<\/span>, and then choose <span class=\"em\">Gaussian Blur<\/span>:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/photo-effects\/depth-of-field\/choose-gaussian-blur.gif\" alt=\"Adobe Photoshop tutorial image.\" width=\"133\" height=\"156\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">Go to Filter &gt; Blur &gt; Gaussian Blur.<\/div>\n<p>This brings up the Gaussian Blur dialog box. Keep an eye on the selection edges  in the document window as you adjust the <span class=\"em\">Radius<\/span> slider at the bottom of the dialog box. Dragging the slider to the right will increase the amount of blurring along the edges, increasing the edge softness, while dragging it to the left will decrease the amount of blurring. Adjust the Radius value until you see a nice, smooth transition along the edges. Here, I'm increasing my Radius value to somewhere around <span class=\"em\">16-17 pixels<\/span>. The value you end up using may be different depending on the size of your image:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/photo-effects\/depth-of-field\/photoshop-gaussian-blur.gif\" alt=\"Adobe Photoshop tutorial image.\" width=\"330\" height=\"339\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">Increase the \"Radius\" value in the Gaussian Blur dialog box to create a smooth transition along the selection edges in Quick Mask mode.<\/div>\n<p>Click OK when you're done to exit out of the dialog box. Here we can see the smooth transition area around my selection edges:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/photo-effects\/depth-of-field\/selection-edges.jpg\" alt=\"Adobe Photoshop tutorial image.\" width=\"683\" height=\"458\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">The selection edges have now been softened.<\/div>\n<h4><span>Step 5:<\/span> Exit Out Of Quick Mask Mode<\/h4>\n<p>Now that we've softened our selection edges, we can exit out of Quick Mask mode and go back to <span class=\"em\">Standard<\/span> mode. To do that, either press the letter <span class=\"em\">Q<\/span> on your keyboard once again or click on the <span class=\"em\">Standard Mode<\/span> icon in the Tools palette:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/photo-effects\/depth-of-field\/standard-mode-icon.gif\" alt=\"Adobe Photoshop tutorial image.\" width=\"79\" height=\"147\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">Clicking on the \"Standard Mode\" icon in the Tools palette to exit out of Quick Mask mode.<\/div>\n<p>You'll see the red overlay disappear in the document window and your selection outline returns:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/photo-effects\/depth-of-field\/selection-outline.jpg\" alt=\"Adobe Photoshop tutorial image.\" width=\"432\" height=\"408\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">The standard selection outline is now visible once again while the red overlay disappears.<\/div>\n<h4><span>Step 6:<\/span> Save The Selection<\/h4>\n<p>We've done everything we need to do with our selection. Now we need to save it. To do that, go up to the <span class=\"em\">Select<\/span> menu at the top of the screen and choose <span class=\"em\">Save Selection<\/span>:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/photo-effects\/depth-of-field\/save-selection.gif\" alt=\"Adobe Photoshop tutorial image.\" width=\"200\" height=\"129\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">Go to Select &gt; Save Selection.<\/div>\n<p>When the Save Selection dialog box appears, just click <span class=\"em\">OK<\/span> in the top right corner to exit out of it. There's no need to name the selection:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/photo-effects\/depth-of-field\/save-selection-dialog-box.gif\" alt=\"Adobe Photoshop tutorial image.\" width=\"432\" height=\"280\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">Click OK to exit out of the Save Selection dialog box.<\/div>\n<p>Press <span class=\"em\">Ctrl+D<\/span> (Win) \/ <span class=\"em\">Command+D<\/span> (Mac) to deselect your selection in the document window. If you switch over to your <span class=\"em\">Channels<\/span> palette, which you'll find grouped in beside the Layers palette, you'll see that your selection has been saved as a new <span class=\"em\">alpha channel<\/span> named <span class=\"em\">Alpha 1<\/span> at the bottom of the palette. We can see by looking at the channel's <span class=\"em\">preview thumbnail<\/span> on the left that the area that was inside the selection appears white, while everything that was outside the selection appears black. It's tough to make out in the small thumbnail, but the smooth transition area we created around the selection edges appears as a narrow white-to-black gradient:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/photo-effects\/depth-of-field\/alpha-1.gif\" alt=\"Adobe Photoshop tutorial image.\" width=\"331\" height=\"276\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">The saved selection becomes a new \"Alpha channel\" in Photoshop's Channels palette.<\/div>\n<p>This is important because in a moment, we're going to be using this black and white alpha channel we've created as a <span class=\"em\">depth map<\/span> for the Lens Blur filter. A depth map is simply a grayscale (black and white) image that Photoshop uses with the Lens Blur filter to decide which parts of the image to blur out and by how much. Any areas in the depth map that are pure black remain 100% in focus while areas that are pure white are completely blurred out. Areas that fall between pure black and pure white, such as the transition area around the selection edges, will be blurred to a lesser degree depending on how light or dark they are.<\/p>\n<p>If you were paying attention there, you may be thinking &quot;Wait a minute, isn't that exactly the opposite of what we want? You said black areas remain in focus while white areas are blurred out, but in the alpha channel we just created, it's the white area that we want to keep in focus, not the black area. The black area is where we want to apply the blurring!&quot; You're absolutely correct. We'll need to tell Photoshop to <span class=\"em\">invert<\/span> our depth map in the Lens Blur filter's dialog box, and we'll see how to do that in a moment.<\/p>\n<p>Switch back over to your Layers palette to continue.<\/p>\n<h4><span>Step 7:<\/span> Apply The \"Lens Blur\" Filter<\/h4>\n<p>Now that we're back in the Layers palette, make sure you have \"Layer 1\" selected (the currently selected layer is highlighted in blue). We're going to create our depth of field effect at this point, and we're going to do it using Photoshop's <span class=\"em\">Lens Blur<\/span> filter. Go up to the <span class=\"em\">Filter<\/span> menu at the top of the screen, choose <span class=\"em\">Blur<\/span>, and then choose <span class=\"em\">Lens Blur<\/span>:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/photo-effects\/depth-of-field\/choose-lens-blur.gif\" alt=\"Adobe Photoshop tutorial image.\" width=\"142\" height=\"212\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">Go to Filter &gt; Blur &gt; Lens Blur.<\/div>\n<p>This brings up the Lens Blur dialog box, which consists of a large preview area on the left and a bunch of potentially confusing options along the right. You can safely ignore every option except for two of them  - the <span class=\"em\">Depth Map<\/span> option that we just talked about a moment ago and the <span class=\"em\">Radius<\/span> option. For the Depth Map, make sure that <span class=\"em\">Alpha 1<\/span> is selected so Photoshop uses the selection we made to determine how to blur the image. Of course, as we just pointed out, we need to tell Photoshop to invert our depth map so that the area we selected is the area that remains in focus. In my case, this means the woman's face will remain in focus while everything else becomes blurred. To do that, simply click inside the checkbox to the left of the word <span class=\"em\">Invert<\/span>.<\/p>\n<p>The <span class=\"em\">Radius<\/span> option works exactly the same here as it does in the Gaussian Blur filter. Simply drag the Radius slider to the right to increase the amount of blurring that's applied to the image. Keep an eye on the preview area on the left as you drag the slider so you can see what's happening. Adjust the Radius slider until you achieve the amount of blur you're looking for. Here, I've set my Radius value to <span class=\"em\">20<\/span>. Again, the value you choose for your image may be different:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/photo-effects\/depth-of-field\/lens-blur-options.gif\" alt=\"Adobe Photoshop tutorial image.\" width=\"256\" height=\"308\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">In the Lens Blur dialog box, make sure that \"Alpha 1\" is selected for the Depth Map and the &quot;Invert&quot; option is checked, then adjust the \"Radius\" slider until you reach the desired amount of blurring.<\/div>\n<p>Click <span class=\"em\">OK<\/span> in the top right corner of the dialog box when you're done to exit out of it. Here's my image now with the blurring applied. Only the woman's face remains in focus:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/photo-effects\/depth-of-field\/photoshop-lens-blur.jpg\" alt=\"Adobe Photoshop tutorial image.\" width=\"683\" height=\"458\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">After applying the Lens Blur filter, only the woman's face remains in focus.<\/div>\n<p>If, after applying the blur effect, you feel it's a bit too strong, you can fine-tune it simply by lowering the <span class=\"em\">opacity<\/span> of \"Layer 1\". You'll find the Opacity option in the top right corner of the Layers palette. I'm going to lower mine to around 85%:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/photo-effects\/depth-of-field\/lower-opacity.gif\" alt=\"Adobe Photoshop tutorial image.\" width=\"284\" height=\"231\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">Fine-tune the amount of blurring by adjusting the opacity of \"Layer 1\".<\/div>\n<p>Here's my image after lowering the opacity. The change is subtle, but you can make out the man's facial features a little better now:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/photo-effects\/depth-of-field\/image-opacity.jpg\" alt=\"Adobe Photoshop tutorial image.\" width=\"683\" height=\"458\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">The image after fine-tuning the Lens Blur effect.<\/div>\n<p>At this point, the only thing I don't like is that there's some blur being applied to the left side of the woman's face (her right, our left) and it's causing her face to blend in with the man's face behind her. I'd like to touch that up so that her face appears nice and sharp along the edge. I can do that easily using a <span class=\"em\">layer mask<\/span>, and I'll do that next!<\/p>\n<h4><span>Step 8:<\/span> Add A Layer Mask<\/h4>\n<p>This part is optional. You may not need to touch up your blur effect, but if you do, make sure you still have \"Layer 1\" selected, then click on the <span class=\"em\">Layer Mask<\/span> icon at the bottom of the Layers palette:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/photo-effects\/depth-of-field\/layer-mask-icon.gif\" alt=\"Adobe Photoshop tutorial image.\" width=\"284\" height=\"236\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">Clicking on the \"Layer Mask\" icon.<\/div>\n<p>Nothing appears to have changed in the document window, but if we look at \"Layer 1\" in the Layers palette, we can see that we now have a <span class=\"em\">layer mask thumbnail<\/span> to the right of the layer's preview thumbnail:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/photo-effects\/depth-of-field\/layer-mask.gif\" alt=\"Adobe Photoshop tutorial image.\" width=\"284\" height=\"231\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">A layer mask thumbnail now appears on \"Layer 1\".<\/div>\n<h4><span>Step 9:<\/span> Select The Brush Tool<\/h4>\n<p>I'm going to paint away the blur effect from the side of the woman's face. For that, I'll need Photoshop's <span class=\"em\">Brush Tool<\/span> so I'll select it from the Tools palette. You can also access the Brush Tool simply by pressing the letter <span class=\"em\">B<\/span> on your keyboard:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/photo-effects\/depth-of-field\/select-brush-tool.gif\" alt=\"Adobe Photoshop tutorial image.\" width=\"75\" height=\"124\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">Selecting the Brush Tool from the Tools palette.<\/div>\n<h4><span>Step 10:<\/span> Set Your Foreground Color To Black<\/h4>\n<p>By default, whenever we have a layer mask selected, Photoshop sets our <span class=\"em\">Foreground color<\/span> to <span class=\"em\">white<\/span> and our <span class=\"em\">Background color<\/span> to <span class=\"em\">black<\/span>. To paint away the blur effect on \"Layer 1\", we need to paint with black, which means we need black as our Foreground color. Press the letter <span class=\"em\">X<\/span> on your keyboard to swap your Foreground and Background colors, making black the Foreground color and white the Background color. We can see what the colors are currently set to by  looking at the two <span class=\"em\">color swatches<\/span> near the bottom of the Tools palette. The top left swatch is the current Foreground color and the bottom right swatch is the current Background color:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/photo-effects\/depth-of-field\/color-swatches.gif\" alt=\"Adobe Photoshop tutorial image.\" width=\"78\" height=\"164\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">The Foreground and Background color swatches in the Tools palette.<\/div>\n<h4><span>Step 11:<\/span> Paint Away Any Unwanted Areas Of Blurring<\/h4>\n<p>With the Brush Tool selected and black as your Foreground color, simply paint over the areas where you want to remove the blur effect. In my case, I'm going to paint along the edge of the woman's face. You can adjust the <span class=\"em\">size<\/span> of the brush using the <span class=\"em\">left and right bracket keys<\/span> on your keyboard. The left bracket key makes the brush smaller while the right bracket key makes it larger. You can also adjust the <span class=\"em\">edge hardness<\/span> of the brush by holding down the <span class=\"em\">Shift<\/span> key and pressing the <span class=\"em\">left and right bracket keys<\/span>. Holding Shift while pressing the left bracket key makes the brush edges softer, and holding Shift while pressing the right bracket key makes the edges harder. I'm going to use a small brush with fairly hard edges  and paint along the left side of the woman's face to remove the blurring:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/photo-effects\/depth-of-field\/paint-mask.jpg\" alt=\"Adobe Photoshop tutorial image.\" width=\"351\" height=\"452\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">Painting along the edge of the woman's face to remove any unwanted blurring.<\/div>\n<p>If you make a mistake and accidentally paint over the wrong area, simply press <span class=\"em\">X<\/span> on your keyboard to switch your Foreground color to white and paint over the mistake, then press <span class=\"em\">X<\/span> again to switch back to black and continue painting away the blur effect.<\/p>\n<p>I'll continue painting along the edge of her face to remove the last bit of blurring. If I look at the layer mask thumbnail in the Layers palette, I can see all the areas where I've painted with black to remove the blurring from the photo:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/photo-effects\/depth-of-field\/layer-mask-black.gif\" alt=\"Adobe Photoshop tutorial image.\" width=\"284\" height=\"231\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">The layer mask thumbnail showing the areas that have been painted with black.<\/div>\n<p>And here, after removing the blur effect from along the side of the woman's face so it contrasts nicely with the out-of-focus man's face behind her, is my final \"depth of field\" result:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/photo-effects\/depth-of-field\/depth-of-field.jpg\" alt=\"Adobe Photoshop tutorial image.\" width=\"683\" height=\"458\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">The final result.<\/div>\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n.ads-bottom { width:300px; padding-top:16px;padding-bottom:16px; }\n<\/style><div align=\"center\"><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6601556224092982\"\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\n<!-- 300x250 page bottom responsive -->\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle ads-bottom\"\n     style=\"display:block\"\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6601556224092982\"\n     data-ad-slot=\"2879809098\"\n     data-ad-format=\"rectangle\"\n\t data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script>\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/div>\n<p>And there we have it! 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