Applying Lens Blur To Selected Areas In Affinity Photo On Windows PC In A Few Easy Steps
Channel: Affinity Inspiration
Date: 2022-04-28

Using lens Blur on selected areas of your portraits or images is an excellent way of emphasising the important parts of your images.  It allows the viewer to really focus on the subject without being distracted by surrounding objects. This is a really easy method of achieving an excellent result and really adds a valuable tool to your design set.

First a freebie.
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Then: Envato Elements: Unlimited Stock Videos, Music, Photos & Graphics.
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The two best creative packs so far;
The Essential Creative Library.
For Sublimation and other Crafters, this is a must-have!
https://www.designcuts.com/product/the-designers-essential-creative-library/?ref=robertchalmers

The Vintage Lover’s Creative Arsenal

Head back in time and immerse yourself in an array of vintage design treasures; whether you’re looking to create a Da Vinci work of art, a retro comic book or an authentically aged map (and anything in between), this collection has you covered.
https://www.designcuts.com/product/the-vintage-lovers-creative-arsenal/?ref=robertchalmers
https://www.designcuts.com/?ref=robertchalmers&tap_s=1960388-7e15ab&tm_subid1=Desc

If you need a good source of quality images, DepositPhotos
○   http://depositphotos.com/?ref=14476460

Master The Revolution in publishing, photography, and design software with Affinity Publisher, Affinity Photo, and Affinity Designer.
#RobertChalmers #AffinityPublisher #AffinityPhoto #AffinityPublisher.
 
Support files often included with the videos can be found on:
https://robert-chalmers.uk/affinity-downloads/ and
https://robert-chalmers.com, the companion site.

○   Design Cuts: https://www.designcuts.com/?ref=robertchalmers
○   Deposit Photos: http://depositphotos.com/?ref=14476460
○   Design Bundles: designbundles.net/rel=dl5s7P 
○   Font Bundles: fontbundles.net/rel=dl5s7P 
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○ The Mega SVG Bundle Design. More than 650 Designs included:
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Fonts:
○ FONT BUNDLES COLLECTION:
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Hardware
Apple Pencil & the iPad Mini 5
Mac Mini 2012. 16GB RAM, 1TB SSD. 1TB HDD. External storage on 3 x 1 TB HDDs.
iMac Late 2015. 8GB RAM and 1TB Fusion
TimeMachine
iCloud
Dropbox

Book & Script Writing
Scrivener (Mac, iPad, iPhone)
Note Keeping and Repository of Ideas.
Evernote (iPhone, iPad, Mac, and Windows)

OTHER VIDEOS YOU MAY LIKE:
The whole Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/RobertChalmers?sub_confirmation=1

○ A Project in Affinity Publisher and Mastering Master Pages Creating A Multi-Master Brochure https://youtu.be/-VM-usOtQog
○ Affinity Photo Inpainting on iPad in Affinity Photo https://youtu.be/gsiHS4lRwkk
○ Knockout Text & Shapes in Affinity Photo iPad https://youtu.be/yocoRo5Ng6I
○ Affinity Photo and Gradients on iPad https://youtu.be/VcmMZA75IYw
○ Affinity Photo and Text On Curves https://youtu.be/BWNM4cWqXPI
○ Affinity Photo iPad and Working With Gradients https://youtu.be/dG9cvQB4u2Y 
○ Affinity Designer and Photo. Using Perspective https://youtu.be/XcTtywtrdb0 

COME SAY HI! 
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/rachalmers
Blog: https://robert-chalmers.uk/blog 
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Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.co.uk/R_A_Chalmers/ 
WeiBo: https://www.weibo.com/u/3172110950?is_all=1

TOOLS & BOOKS I USE:

○ Affinity Designer for iPad - https://tinyurl.com/wlamozn  
○ Affinity Photo for iPad - https://tinyurl.com/unnh3pt 
○ Affinity Designer Workbook - https://amzn.to/2DDwdY
○ Affinity Photo Workbook - https://amzn.to/35Zf47D
○ Affinity Publisher Workbook - https://amzn.to/3vfm90X
○ DepositPhotos - https://tinyurl.com/snxl9qb 
○ Scrivener - https://tinyurl.com/tfamjda 
○ Scrapple - https://tinyurl.com/ts6hn3c 
○ KDSPY - https://tinyurl.com/u3e6etm 
○ Video Hero - Video Skills for Entrepreneurs - https://tinyurl.com/sh9l2c5

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