PHOTOSHOP: Create a Realistic Lens Blur Effect (LENS BLUR FILTER): Combined with a Custom DEPTH MAP

Add realistic Bokeh to your images in PHOTOSHOP. In today's Tutorial I will show you how to create your own Custom Depth Map to be used with PHOTOSHOP'S excellent LENS BLUR FILTER to add realistic Bokeh to your images...
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Add realistic Bokeh to your images in PHOTOSHOP. In today's Tutorial I will show you how to create your own Custom Depth Map to be used with PHOTOSHOP'S excellent LENS BLUR FILTER to add realistic Bokeh to your images... Download the Free Stock Image and follow along with me: unsplash.com/photos/BuQ1RZckYW4 Affiliate Links For Software I use and recommend: Topaz Affiliate Link: ATTENTION TOPAZ IS RUNNING A HOLIDAY SALE NOW UP TIL DEC 31,2021 SAVE 25% OFF all APPS and UPGRADES (Save an Additional 15% OFF the Sale Prices by using my PROMO CODE davidkelly @ Checkout: topazlabs.com/ref/434/ ... Get 15% off Topaz Labs Products here: topazlabs.com/ref/434/ Use Promo Code davidkelly Get 15% Off Tony Kuyper's TK8 PLUGIN and Videos here: goodlight.us/panels-and-videos.html Use Promo Code DK15 DXO Affiliate Links: ATTENTION DXO SOFTWARE (Up to 30% OFF NOW UNTIL DECEMBER 31, 2021) DXO PhotoLab 5 Affiliate Link: tidd.ly/3lSV91M NIK COLLECTION 4 Affiliate Link: tidd.ly/2Rr4pRr DXO Filmpack 6 Affiliate Link: tidd.ly/2UGHsrc DXO ViewPoint Affiliate Link: tidd.ly/3fmMUZZ Skylum Software Affiliate Links: LUMINAR AI Affiliate Link: skylum.evyy.net/c/2066209/880106/3255 Use Promo Code DAVEKELLY to receive a $10 Discount Discount does not apply to sale items... Get Luminar 4 here:macphun.evyy.net/c/2066209/786077/3255 Use Promo Code DAVEKELLY to receive a $10 Discount Discount does not apply to sale items... Luminar Neo Pre-Order Link for New Purchases: skylum.evyy.net/c/2066209/1143077/3255 Luminar Neo Pre-Order Link for those who own Luminar or Aurora: skylum.evyy.net/c/2066209/1143244/3255 Purchase Luminar Ai Now and Pre-Order Luminar Neo (Special Pricing) Link: skylum.evyy.net/c/2066209/1152451/3255

[@DalsPhotography]

Dave, I wanted to thank you so much for being clear, especially for someone like me ,who started learning Photoshop when older, now at 61 I am still learning! Depth map is something I wanted to learn for my nature photographs, (usually taken with a 100-400 lens) but it's important for me to separate subject from background specially when it's small as a bird...The way you explain, is great. I saw 2 other people teaching, and it was sooo complicated that my brains gave overlow! LOL . Thank you again, best wishes from Uruguay.

[@thejoyofeditingwithdavekelly]

I am so glad this helped Daniela.

[@StephenEhrlichPhotos]

You skill is simplifying complex topic and showing how easy they are for the rest of us. Thanks again!!!

[@bh9702]

Wow, I love the way you teach! Thanks for making it easy to follow along. Much appreciated.

[@dh7139]

good stuff as always Dave. I pick up something new I didn't know with every one of your tutorials. Thank you and Merry Christmas!!

[@photonsonpixels]

Very nice tutorial, Dave. Thank you!

[@rolfmeier8469]

Excellent lesson as always. One really gets happy applying your techniques!

[@sandiegriffiths1469]

thank you! ive watched a couple of tutorials on this but it wasnt really working for one reason or another- this is just perfect, at exactly the right speed and super clear and concise for us to follow along!

[@samelogio7441]

Thanks Dave. That was really helpful.

[@jody1622]

Gosh Dave, what would we do without you? Thanks!

[@thejoyofeditingwithdavekelly]

Thanks Jody and Merry Christmas.

[@Montuawake]

it was helpfull. thank you dave

[@aloislemberger8365]

Awesome,thank you!

[@ktjankabar]

Super easy, thanks!

[@woj_tek]

really hepful! thankyou

[@henryamdur8004]

I just love your tutorials. I have some good images bit they look flat. I’ve been looking for techniques to bring the pictures to life. Thank you so much.

[@keithsimpson9754]

Very good Dave. I haven't seen this technique before. I looks very realistic. But I have a question: how did the lens blur filter pick up on the depth map that you created? I know you clicked on depth map in the filter but the depth map channel wasn't active nor highlighted.

[@thejoyofeditingwithdavekelly]

Thanks Keith. The Lens blur filter looks at all the channels and let’s you pick the Channel you want. When I selected Depth Map in the Lens Blur Filter it applied the depth map I created from the depth map channel.

[@iqueque]

Excellent tutorial thanks Dave. What about the fringing around the main elephant’s left leg? Is it possible to blur the outline slightly to hide it?

[@thejoyofeditingwithdavekelly]

Thank you. I didn’t notice it I will have to go back and look. I am sure it could be fixed easily with a bit of a clone stamp or a blur tool.

[@iqueque]

I feathered the main selection by 3 ox, then shifted the edge slightly and eliminated the fringe. Thanks again for the inspiration Dave

[@DeMorcan]

I used to do it this way. But find the Depth Blur neural filter saves time and works my many shots where you have objects at different depths. Sometime I do the blur in the filter. But often I just use it to output a depth map so I can refine the depth map if needed.

[@thejoyofeditingwithdavekelly]

I find the neural filter is hit or miss and usually if it misses the depth map is also wrong and needs to be repaired. I show in this video how to deal with subjects at different depths.

[@DeMorcan]

@@thejoyofeditingwithdavekelly That is why I do a depth map. Some it is very good some need editing and I also like to feather the edges after edit it. It is often good on multiple subjects. I have some test photos every time they update it.

[@ThatGuyInVegas]

Nice fallback if needed, but honestly, I'd be kicking myself for not doing it in-camera the entire time I was making the effect in post. 😅

[@sandiegriffiths1469]

I'm an artist who paints pet portraits, and more often than not the reference images I get from clients are horrendous, and yet I have to somehow pull a masterpiece out of it?!? Lol! Tricks and tools like this in Photoshop are invaluable to me, helping me come up with a much more pleasing composition to work with!!! 😁

[@ThatGuyInVegas]

@@sandiegriffiths1469 Very good reason for using Photoshop!

[@sandiegriffiths1469]

@@ThatGuyInVegasThanks ☺️ I'm still new to it but am enjoying the learning curve, and it's bringing so much value to my work! I actually have a new camera and lens coming today... Once I've got to grips with taking decent images, I'm hoping clients will let me give their pets a bit of a photo shoot so exactly as you say, I can do stuff like this in camera!!! 🤞

[@ashirbadroy285]

AI Who?

[@shijojose1543]

Very nice tutorial, Dave. Thank you!