depth of field control in post processing

[mrk]

It's not allways possible to control depth of field when taking a certain shot, not all cameras have aperture control or the focal lengths needed for a desired dof effect...namely my cameraphone

I did a quick google and found an awesome tutorial which was very easy to use on any camera. Some of you guys will find it useful

Now I can also shoot half decent shots with my k750i !

A quick example:

Before

After

Even works well in game screenies

\m/

 

[mrk]

Used a similar technique in the past to simulate/recover a panning shot . Used layer/mask/whatever to select the subject , invert selection then use motion blur in the opposite direction to the required panning . Gives some satisfying results

Yup same here but what I prefer with alpha masking and lens blur is I find it much more precise and you don't get odd overlapping between the bg/fg - also you can control the bokeh effect by adjusting the focal blades too which is a nice touch