To add extra visual interest to a photo, try using a blur filter to simulate motion. Even though your subject is stationary in the picture, the viewer’s brain will experience the movement, which adds ...

Learn how to use the path blur feature in Photoshop to create stunning motion effects and add energy and depth to your photos ...

Motion blur is a great way to add some energy to your images. It's also good for creating slow sync flash effects as the Chris Robinson, design editor of UKs leading Digital Photo magazine, reveals ...

Photoshop Blur filters are designed primarily for retouching images—to soften, haze, cloud, fuzz, or distort specific areas of a picture or the entire image. Backgrounds are often blurred out to ...

Photoshop's Motion Blur can be used to add some speed to a moving vehicle. Here we use the Gradient tool on a layer mask to recreate a Cokin Speed filter effect.

With stunningly fast shutter speeds, today’s cameras can stop almost any motion. But some subjects—such as race cars and babbling brooks—become more interesting when you emphasize their motion, ...

A photo with a busy background can be distracting and divert attention away from your subject. If you have no control over the background during your shoot, you can still make alterations using an ...

Photoshop has features and tools that allow you to do very practical and useful things. Knowing how to blur image backgrounds without affecting the image in Photoshop can be a very practical and ...

Background blur, often called “bokeh” after the Japanese word for blur, is generally associated with high-end cameras with wide-aperture lenses. The effect is popular for portraits, and is emulated — ...