VIDEO: Blur the background on GIMP

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If you want the background in your photo to be out of focus and you don't own a DSLR camera or with the If you are not satisfied with the result of your camera, you can use an image editing program to adjust the depth of field touch up. You can do this with the free software Do the GIMP. With the help of this software, you can edit the depth of field of the background with the help of soft focus, so that it appears blurred and the foreground is brought more into focus.

How to Make a Blurry Background Using GIMP

  1. Start the GIMP.
  2. Go to “File” in the menu and then “Open” or click the key combination CTRL + O.
  3. Go to the folder where the picture you want to edit is. Select the picture and click "Open".
  4. Highlight everything you want to stay sharp. Use either the “Lasso” or “Magic Wand” tool.
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  5. Click in the menu on "Selection" and then on "Invert". This reverses your selection so that you have now selected the entire background.
  6. Now open the menu under “Filter”, the category “Blur” and then select the option “Gaussian blur”.
  7. A small dialog opens. There you can adjust the degree of blurring. Experiment with the values ​​until you get your optimal result. The best way to do this is to use the built-in preview function.
  8. You can also try the other "Blur" options to blur the areas. With the "Motion blur" option, for example, you get a "wipe effect" that you are most familiar with from sporting events.
  9. You also have the option of reworking individual areas quickly: To do this, select the from your toolbox "Drops" and move over the area with the left mouse button pressed until you achieve the desired blurring to have. In the toolbox, under "Rate", you can set how quickly something should be blurred.
  10. If you are satisfied with your result, click in the menu on "File" and then on "Save" or click the keyboard shortcut CTRL + S.
  11. You can now close the GIMP.
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