Blurred fall background

[Jennifer Casalegno]

https://www.facebook.com/KarinSandersPhotography/photos/a.461667510621919.1073741833.461129224009081/710879652367369/?type=3&theater

I really love the backgrounds on the photos. Can I please have some help achieving this style?

Thank you!

Edited October 9, 2016 by Jennifer Casalegno

[Damien Symonds]

Hi Jennifer, can you provide a photo with a suitably blurred background?

[Jennifer Casalegno]

I'm stumped at the cloning stage. I'm reading over and over and not able to get it. I have a clone stamp tool and a healing brush. Which do I use?

[Jennifer Casalegno]

I think I managed. This is my blurred background

[Damien Symonds]

Ok, we can work with that.  I want to stress, though, that at least three of the four example photos you posted had their background blur achieved in camera.  PLEASE work on your camera craft to get this right.

Speaking of those four photos, it's time to get more specific.  Their background colouring is all a bit different.  Which one would you like to mimic?

[Jennifer Casalegno]

Is this an expectable pass off for a blurred fall background? I'm worried the people will look 'placed'. I am less worried about mimicking a style as I am producing a fake looking photo. Thank you!

Edited October 9, 2016 by Jennifer Casalegno
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[Damien Symonds]

I think they look like they belong just fine!!  Well done.