Steps to blur the background in Photoshop

Step 1: First, you need to open the image to blur the background with Photoshop software.

Step 2: Then, select the Selection item and select the Quick Selection Tool (W) to open the object selection tool.

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Step 3: Next, you use that Quick Selection Tool to create a selection around the subject (the area does not need to open the background).

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Step 4: After selecting the subject that does not need to be blurred, press Ctrl + C to Copy the subject. Next, you press Ctrl + L to create a new layer, finally you press Ctrl + V to paste that subject into the layer we just created.

This step will help you separate the subject into another layer and they will not be affected by other effects. In this case, Software Trick brought the subject out into a separate Layer 2.

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Step 5: Next, select the Background layer (locked) and press Ctrl + J to duplicate the layer.

This step will help you restore to the default quickly if there is a mistake in the background blur process.

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Step 6: You proceed to select Background Copy (appears when pressing Ctrl + J) and select Filter (1) -> Blur (2) and select the item Gaussian Blur… (3).

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Step 7: When the Gaussian Blur window appears, you proceed to adjust the Radius item to increase the blur of the background. After selecting the appropriate parameters, you select OK to finish.

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Step 8: So you have finished blurring the background, removing the background with Photoshop software.

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In this article, TipsMake showed you how to blur the background with Photoshop software. Good luck!

David Pac

Update 11 July 2021