A tutorial on making soft and big aperture effects in Photoshop

Large aperture (such as F/4, f/2.8, F/2, etc.) is very popular in outdoor portrait photography, because it creates a very shallow depth of the background, which makes it more effective to add isolation, and helps to make the subject appear prominent in the complex background. The problem: We can't always shoot with big aperture, especially in bright daylight, but luckily we can create a "big aperture" effect in Photoshop

1. A picture of the background clutter

This photo was taken at noon, using an external flash and light umbrella (hanging high, pointing down toward the body, placed on the left side of the camera position) to increase the dimension depth of the rays. The problem is that the scene is too bright, the lens is not installed in the density of the filter, so can not be photographed with f/2.8, the final selection of the aperture is F/13, resulting in all objects are very clear (suitable for AM rigorously lighting or indoor portrait, but not suitable for this messy, easily distracted background).

2. Select Location

First select the Quick Selection tool (as shown in the circle) and draw on the bride. When drawing, select the bride. A problem area is the space next to the bride's right arm, and it also selects the area (the area should not be selected), so hold down the option (Pc:alt) key and hold it, then use the left parenthesis key to reduce the brush size, draw on the area, and it is deselected

3. Create a selection

The quick selection tool itself always fails to create a smooth selection, so once you have created a selection, click the Adjust Edge button in the options bar. Select Black and white from the View Drop-down list (see the Black/Bai Mong view, as shown), and then turn on the smart radius check box. Now, because this is a very simple constituency (without the hair blowing in the wind), drag the Radius slider to the right (I drag it to 3.6 pixels) to smooth the selection and reduce the sawtooth. In the following output section, be sure to set the output to a selection, and then click OK.

Classification:

• PS Image Processing