You are absolutely right about how the blur was achieved.
This photo was done using an inexpensive pas (point and shoot) camera. It is hard for me to get a good dof (depth of field) shot with it.
I selected Becca with the selection tool, inverted the selection and applied a blur to the background. That is why it is so even.
The reason for doing this was that in the original, the background was just to prominent and, for me, took to much away from the focal point.
Hope this explains how this was done. If anyone has any more questions, please feel free to ask.
Thank you,
Erick
Thanks for the comments Erick.
We agree completely that the background, had it not been blurred, would have detracted from the subject (i.e. Becca).
We also know that PAS cameras just can't produce the depth of field that a digital SLR camera can.
Hats off to you for both spotting this, and using software to compensate. All in all, we reckon that your version (with the blur added) is a better shot than the original.
