Combining a simple 'Selection' & a 'Blur' filter can easily achieve this 'Depth of Field' effect.

Use the extract tool to enhance the focus.

Discover the power of this new filter in CS.

Techniques for getting a shallow depth of field in your digital photography.

With good lighting conditions, the subject of a photo can stand out beautifully, but what happens when the background is simply too intrusive/colorful? This tutorial describes a very simple method for depth of field adjustment using default tools and a little touch of creative vision.

This tutorial will show you how to control depth of focus by blurring unwanted parts of an image and making the subject stand out better.

This Photoshop tutorial will teach you how to create a depth a field.

Learn how to create photographs with both high and low depths of field. Also learn about which situations call for a depth of field adjustment.

Learn how to improve your photos by adjusting the depth of field on your digital camera to achieve the desired depth of field that fits with your composition.

Create shallow Depth of Field, which normally can only be achieved when you shoot with an expensive and fast lens, using Photoshop.

This short tutorial would help you to understand what aperture and depth of field is.

An introduction on how to determine the Depth of Field, focusing and Hyperfocal Distance. Download the Hyperfocal Distance Calculator (Excel sheet) to create your own cheat sheets.

Last week we examined the nature of depth-of-field. Now let's take a look at how depth-of-field can be applied practically and creatively.

When most digital photographers stray from Auto or Program exposure modes, it's usually to the Shutter-Preferred mode to better stop action.

Learn how to combine multiple custom shapes to create a brand new unique shape.

Make a realistic star field.

Using Photoshop filters, I will show you how to create a realistic star field.

I have always struggled with what color palette to use when working for the web.

Learn how to create a unique depth blur effect that can be applied to any image (we use Battlefield 2142 in this tutorial.)

A basic overview of the Marquee Tools. After reading this article the readers will be familiar with the Rectangular Marquee Tool, the Elliptical Marquee Tool, Single Row Marquee Tool and the Single Column Marquee tool.