Fake the Bokeh: How to Use Photoshop's Tilt-Shift Blur to Make Any Photo Look More Cinematic

Fake the Bokeh: How to Use Photoshop's Tilt-Shift Blur to Make Any Photo Look More Cinematic

There’s a specific kind of jealousy you feel when you see a photo where the subject just pops off the background. You know the shot. The subject is razor-sharp, the background melts into a creamy blur, and the whole thing looks like it was taken with a lens that costs more than your rent. I’ve been on both ends of that feeling. Some shots I’ve edited genuinely had that optical depth of field baked in.