Simple 4 Step Process to Blur a Photos Background

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Are you tired of the same old pictures of your cats hilarious hijinks? We are Ever wonder how people get their subject to jump out of a photo by making the background all blurry? If you have a camera with some manual control I’ll show you a quick way to do just that.

4 Easy Steps

  • Adjust aperture (here you are going to want the smallest f number you can select)
  • Zoom in about half way
  • Get as close to the subject as you can while still keeping them in the frame and in focus
  • It helps to position the subject at least ten or so feet from the background

Give it a try!

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