Episode 107: Simulated vs. Optical Background Blur
You shot a lovely portrait and realized later that the background could benefit from some artistic blur. It used to be that if you didn’t get it in camera, you were stuck. But now it’s possible to recreate that blur using AI features in software later. Or, if you captured the shot using the iPhone’s Portrait Mode, you can edit the effect whenever you want. Is the software option really worth doing?
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Show Notes:
- Episode 106: PhotoActive 2021 Gift Guide
- Episode 20: The Blur-That-Shall-Not-Be-Named
- Pixelmator Pro
- Episode 105: Aaron Hockley and Computational Photography
- Halide app
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Foreground and background blur. Photo by Kirk McElhearn.
