Adding Background Blur in Post

Adding Background Blur in Post Not everyone has access to a fast tele-photo lens that creates silky smooth backgrounds. Here’s a post-production workflow to reproduce that look in Photoshop CC. It works particularly well for subjects without overlapping foregrounds. Create a copy of the background layer and choose >Select >Subject (refine selection if needed) Select…

Quickly Adding “Pop” to Landscapes

Quickly Adding Some “Pop” to Landscapes Here is a nice and simple way to add some “Pop” to landscapes in Adobe Lightroom or Raw Converter: Go to the Camera Calibration panel and increase the blue saturation to 100% Counterbalance any blue over-saturation by reducing the blue saturation in the HSL panel Note: Blue works best…