How to blur the background in portraits - basic DSLR photography tips

[@Fontari]

Seriously, I'm not joking, This was the clearest presentation addressing aperture, background blur etc I have ever seen. Never have i "got it" so quickly. Thanks so much!

[@SydneyPortraitsLilyfield]

That's great to hear! Thanks, Fontari!

[@crazicaddy]

Totally agree

[@boguev]

+Sydney Portraits i totally agree, this was a great clip

[@introvertinwonderland]

+Fontari Agreed! was so clear and uncomplicated. I actually get it now. I hate videos when they just talk about it and don't have any demonstrations.

[@Fontari]

+JamilaMillie Yea, I think the secret here is that he is not trying to impress anyone, just teaching..it's not about "him" it's about the subject. Mr. Greenwood is very good at what he does. (no I don't know the man, I'm from the States!)

[@rajeevrai5662]

watched so many tutorials.....but this is something very useful & i got it completely.....thanks & I will be back with few more queries.

[@SydneyPortraitsLilyfield]

Thanks Rajeev. Feel free to share! :)

[@SydneyPortraitsLilyfield]

This is #2 in my series of short, sharp youtube lessons on some photography fundamentals. This clip looks at how to create that lovely blurred background in portrait shots. It’s really aimed at DSLR users, although those viewers with point-and-shoots (especially those who know how to twiddle the manual controls) should get something out of it too.

[@olegbaranovskiy2]

Very useful, thank you!

[@SydneyPortraitsLilyfield]

Law Newton Thanks, Law.

[@moinulhaiderchowdhury6500]

really helped me as a first week user of a dslr with 18-55 kit lens. thank u.

[@SydneyPortraitsLilyfield]

Moinul Haider Glad to know it was useful to you Moinul! :)

[@dewaynedavis8686]

You were absolutely no help

[@cathy35210]

This is so much better than a lot of other KZbin tutorials which assume a high level of knowledge.

[@naryan1119]

Very Useful thanks and im from Afghanistan here we dont have a professional photography institute thats why im using KZbin videos to learn photography in a good way , thank for your help, Highly appreciated.

[@SydneyPortraitsLilyfield]

Thanks a lot, Noorulhaq. I'm really glad it's useful to you. Good luck with your photography in Afghanistan!

[@rias.gremoryyy]

His voice is so calming and I actually can understand what is he speaking about..thx

[@SydneyPortraitsLilyfield]

That's great. Thanks, Ned!

[@yeskay7]

Even though I don't own a camera, I subscribed to this channel. Because, "The subject is lovely & crisp", so are your tips!

[@tomflynn8231]

A very simply explained and easy to understand tutorial. Thank you

[@SydneyPortraitsLilyfield]

Thanks, Tom.

[@stephaniecollins1931]

I'm a total beginner and this video greatly helped me understand my new camera!

[@SydneyPortraitsLilyfield]

Great - thank you!

[@Rescue162]

Thanks for the vid. Much of it I already knew, but it's a good refresher. I'm also interested in lighting techniques for daytime photography of models.

[@SydneyPortraitsLilyfield]

Thanks, I'm glad it was useful.

[@rontaube]

Thanks for that quick class on blurred backgrounds it was a nice refresher for me.

[@tomgreenwood2202]

Thanks, Ron. Glad it was useful.

[@luispena2606]

This is the best video about this topic I've seen. All other just explained about aperture only. but know I realize that there are other factors into account. I was wondering why I had picture with big aperture and not blurred background. Now I know. thank you so much!

[@SydneyPortraitsLilyfield]

Thanks, Luis - I'm really glad it was helpful!

[@mirasolmurray9694]

this is awesome info! I am new to photography and i've watched a lot of tutorials but this is by far the best explanation on how to blurry the background in the photos! Thanks so much!

[@SydneyPortraitsLilyfield]

You're welcome, Mirasol. Thanks for that feedback!

[@SydneyPortraitsLilyfield]

You are welcome, Mirasol.

[@theoutdoorwriter2894]

Thank you for sharing, this was great information and very easy to understand!

[@SydneyPortraitsLilyfield]

You're welcome.

[@natewilkinson02]

Thank you. Best most clear explanation I've found.

[@spencershay2707]

Very good explanation! I am new to photography and this helped me a lot. Thank you

[@SydneyPortraitsLilyfield]

I'm glad - thank you!

[@shahabhishekis1]

thank you for sharing this. very easy to understand representation of how to use the aperture priority...

[@melissawiblen3109]

best presentation on aperture by far so easy to understand

[@madelync7753]

Super clear explanation, not blurry like a lot of others :D Really helpful, thanks

[@deep_shikhar]

Just subscribed because it's the best video I ever watched for blurred background. Thank you.

[@juanbaclavab]

this is the best video out there! 10/10

[@omermirza3210]

i appreciate your simple and clear way of explaining.....keep it up.

[@1eric1eric]

Your video conveys the necessary information perfectly. It is a very efficient tutorial, and I thank you very much! :)

[@lordzid667]

This was the best explanation i found so far. Amazing work please continue

[@trebsbert6157]

👏👏👏 now i can say, "i got it!"... watched many videos about blurring a background but none of them met my querries.. it is only here.. many thanks!

[@SydneyPortraitsLilyfield]

You're welcome! Really glad it helped.

[@destrianpanducita8093]

im new on photography and i using d3200 to using it with lens 200mm and its so helpful for me as newbie to take a model shot for potrait. thanks.

[@jasonhargrave6198]

Abundantly clear and concise explanation. THANK YOU!!

[@jessicatopping]

Thankyou! Purchased a DSLR recently and albeit have auto switched off, have been guessing a lot as I go along. It's great to know the reasoning behind these techniques :)

[@chichi541ish]

Very helpful, thank you so much Tom!

[@SydneyPortraitsLilyfield]

You are welcome.

[@nazihachair7110]

Definitely!!!! this tutorial is by far the best ever on youtube. Thank you so much for your hard work and plz share more videos.

[@David-kj1eh]

This was a great clip and info on how to blur the background. Do you also have a video on how to blur the foreground? Thanks

[@sportsnationireland6508]

very clear and short. well done, can't wait to view other videos.

[@santykarkera]

Nice Information it has helped me to understand better about blurring backgrounds. Thanks Sydney Portraits

[@jleh4003]

Thank you for concisely teaching the subject. Awesome!

[@ruisucepi]

This is the CLEAREST explanation ever. Thank you! You earned a subscription from me :)

[@tomflynn8231]

Really good and easily understood tutorial. Thank you

[@suryanarayanan2326]

Beautifully put across & simple to understand. Very useful video.

[@SydneyPortraitsLilyfield]

Thanks, Surya. I'm glad it was useful.

[@neerajlabh8093]

Good explanation. Thank you @Tom Greenwood.

[@uziyahoo]

Very helpful, simple and clear explanation.

[@mihailandrei1100]

Great pictures!!Pls, what DSLR and objectif you have for this review?Thks!!!

[@arjunsuresh5249]

awesome!! Tom, please suggest a good lens for me, I am a beginner so 18-55 is good to get good pics with blurred background?? ur quick response is much appreciated

[@honsoli2727]

tamron 18-200mm,great cheap all around lense,to par with it,the canon stm 24mm pancake

[@JunaidAshfaq]

Short and to the point and very informative and helpful ... Thanks and high 5

[@tomgreenwood2202]

Thanks, Junaid! High 5 right back at you

[@Fromzer]

Best apiture tutorial I found online. Great video, keep them coming.

[@therealjackfisher]

Nice short and very clear.

[@SydneyPortraitsLilyfield]

Great - thanks!

[@TheMikerb]

Fantastic video! thank you Tom, the most informative I've seen.

[@jonaeroy6733]

This video is awesome. It's easy to understand.

[@SydneyPortraitsLilyfield]

Lovely. Much appreciated.

[@Limesh]

very nice and crispy explanation. really useful.

[@itsDawnElle]

Pretty awesome video/tutorial! Thank you so much for sharing this info with us.

[@steverauch6731]

Very clear presentation. Thank you.

[@fasi7700]

very informative for beginner like me. Thanks for video buddy.

[@SydneyPortraitsLilyfield]

My pleasure.

[@fernandopelegio1997]

You make it so simple. Thank you for the explanation. Very useful

[@Gjallarhorn85]

Simple, calm and informative. Very well put-together!

[@nicholaschanda1978]

Many tutorials but this is absolutely the way to go....

[@philcohen3414]

excellent and straight forward

[@SydneyPortraitsLilyfield]

Great. Thanks, Phil!

[@nixxni3571]

This was great ! The easiest to follow tutorial of its type ! Thank you

[@thevlogsters4941]

thanks this video was simple and to the point

[@SydneyPortraitsLilyfield]

Thank you.

[@sgky2k]

Very informative and quick video. But what do you call f2.8 as large aperture or small?

[@berkansahin3765]

Easiest way to make blur: Zoom in as much as you can and stay as close as you can to the object where you can still focus and take the shot! It will be awesome but narrow

[@chaosncheckt9356]

Hi, enjoyed the video. I'm using a Canon t5i, would I be correct to assume I could use the "P" settings and manually adjust the aperture to achieve these same results? I just have the standard kit len 18mm-135mm.

[@SydneyPortraitsLilyfield]

Thanks for that. No, you'd need to be in AV or M setting to change the aperture.

[@sarukkhan2596]

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[@sarukkhan2596]

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[@ravjibhaimalankiya7464]

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[@alicheaito8269]

Rarely do I learn so much in such little time. Thank you!

[@Navneetkhurmi]

Excellent video. Very well explained all the factors!

[@TheChinhvinh]

Very clear explanation! Thanks!

[@kiddreviews]

Very great tips! thank you so much!

[@amv7m]

Great info. Thank you. Your model has a wonderful, natural smile.

[@lindaparker1739]

This was great and explained easily so that I could understand as being new to photography

[@ghostofoutlaw]

Awesome video! Nice and clear! Thank you.

[@Bhuaraka]

For me this is best channel for learning for beginner..but please , make more videos and also more often :Dmore tips and content..because only this channel which is give me detail and clear information about photograph.thanks !

[@jessamendoza12]

Just watched it now. Thank you very much.. best tutorial when I searched about background blur. 💙

[@wisemansayonlyfoolsrushin5999]

greatest video explaination about blurring background!

[@cktak1797]

Thank u so much.... well explained . loved it

[@SydneyPortraitsLilyfield]

That's great - thanks!

[@Raidasaad]

Thank you very much ...you are the best with explaining to the beginners

[@Razor9130]

great video and beautiful model!

[@Haryanvijaat1]

That was short and straight...very useful. Thx

[@stevepuddlejumperpilot6062]

Great presentation!!! Thank you!!

[@pepinomude4102]

really u are good teacher with clear and simple Explanation GBu

[@raedalqahtani4228]

Simple and clear!! Thanks Sir.

[@indiazheartbeat]

thanks... that's a nice and clear explanation...! concept is more clear to me now...!

[@smitavarpe7281]

hi

[@shubhamsaha]

Thanks for the short and informative clip

[@cosmoscolour6305]

im from india nd this video really helped me a lot as i hv just started with photography with my dslr d3200 . thnx a lot nd kkeep doing the good workk nd posting nw videos for beginners nd intermidiete level

[@1vertical11]

Very clear and concise. Thank you

[@chrisnel3415]

Hi Tom. Thanks for this tip. It does help a lot. I am quiet new to photography so need all the tips i can get. I have a Nikon D3200. I am still using the AUTO function and need to move on to using all the other functions. What i can not get right with my camera is to focus on the subject AND the background, thus getting a fully focused picture. All the pics I take are focused on the subject with a slight background blur.

[@jillianlewis8425]

Really appreciated this video! Thank you, very much for the help! For some reason I am unable to “like” the video, however I was able to “like” some of the others comments. Thanks, again!

[@SydneyPortraitsLilyfield]

Thanks, Jillian. That's much appreciated!

[@mobileEditorsZone]

I really love this.Thank you

[@behappy1488]

This one became my personal favourite... like seriously man !!!!

[@elizaorme4174]

found this so useful, thank you!

[@SydneyPortraitsLilyfield]

That's great.

[@srikanthvaddiparthi7083]

Thanks for the information. I got alpha 58 and pictures are good. Can you suggest best way to capture pictures when subject is under shadow or dark light and camera is on brighter side. Thanks

[@bhanukiran5488]

try watching videos on metering,it might help you

[@srikanthvaddiparthi7083]

Thanks Bhanu Kiran. Will try.

[@ArunSharma-jd6ui]

Hey Tom, Great explanation regarding background blur, thank you!! This video is very helpful for me.

[@HardCandy6386]

just got my first dslr today and this was very helpful. I'm sure I'll be watching many more of these soon!

[@fanimughal4904]

+HardCandy6386 hello,please tell me that if I buy Nikon D3300 with 18-55mm VR can I able to take blured picture like 3:19 in video? ? ?

[@zookaadel]

+Fani Mughal yes you can

[@calebbonsall-pearson3218]

+Fani Mughal yes

[@shitizjain223]

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[@Irma____855]

very well explained. couldn't ask or need for better explanation. thank you

[@Aditya-cb1sy]

Wow thanks for the tutorial. Whatever I was thinking I was totally wrong and opposite of whatever you showed us.

[@come2Jesus2day]

Really good explained. Thank you!

[@isaiah6131]

Wow! 5 Star explanation. Or 6 star! Good example great pictures. Really impressed. Thanks alot. Only didnt quite understand the last example you mentioned you had an aperature of 11 first then 2.5. And the 2.5 was more blurrred. I thought it was wider aperture = more blur or is that ok with longer lens and further away background. Thanks alot.

[@leaboicel]

Very well explained, thanks for making it simple!

[@tomgreenwood2202]

Thanks, Lea!

[@geminijets4340]

Really nice video! Helped me out!

[@adityaagrawal9531]

Very useful and well explained:) Thank you

[@ESLteacher62]

Thank you so much! Great instruction and examples!

[@SydneyPortraitsLilyfield]

Thanks for that. Much appreciated!

[@jessimaramey7220]

Clear and concise, many thanks

[@leanabui3075]

Thank you! This helps immensely!

[@SydneyPortraitsLilyfield]

You're welcome LeAna!

[@YouAreMeWho]

useful information and lovely model

[@RAFIQMOHAMMAD]

beautiful and excellent tutorial. thanks