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<blockquote data-quote="BackdoorArts" data-source="post: 559371" data-attributes="member: 9240">One thing to think about with shots like this.&nbsp; What you have is not just an area you want to blur, you have an area that also has depth.&nbsp; True DoF blur would increase with that depth.&nbsp; In cases like this you want to blur for the farthest point and then apply a gradient to it so that it decreases more naturally to the point where it comes into focus again.&nbsp; This complicates the masking process but it can still be done in a single mask.&nbsp; After making your detailed selection save the selection for later use (right-click in the selected area and choose Save Selection) - you don't want to have to do that twice.&nbsp; Duplicate the layer, add the blur, apply the gradient mask, then reapply the saved selection area (it's in the Channels panel - just ctrl/cmd-click on it and then go back to the layers panel).&nbsp; After reapplying it, go back to the layers panel, click on the gradient mask, and then paint 100% black inside the selection to add the selection to the gradient mask.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="BackdoorArts, post: 559371, member: 9240"] One thing to think about with shots like this. What you have is not just an area you want to blur, you have an area that also has depth. True DoF blur would increase with that depth. In cases like this you want to blur for the farthest point and then apply a gradient to it so that it decreases more naturally to the point where it comes into focus again. This complicates the masking process but it can still be done in a single mask. After making your detailed selection [I]save the selection for later use [/I](right-click in the selected area and choose Save Selection) - you don't want to have to do that twice. Duplicate the layer, add the blur, apply the gradient mask, then reapply the saved selection area (it's in the Channels panel - just ctrl/cmd-click on it and then go back to the layers panel). After reapplying it, go back to the layers panel, click on the gradient mask, and then paint 100% black inside the selection to add the selection to the gradient mask. [/QUOTE]

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