Enhancing Your Backgrounds Using Photoshop's New Neural Filters
Learn how to take a so-so photo to a stunner using Photoshop’s neural filters! Join Kirk Nelson as he takes you step-by-step through a project using one of his photos that leverages the power of multiple neural filters and other Photoshop tools to transform it into a masterpiece. In this class you’ll learn all about what neural filters are, where they are found, how to apply them to your photos, and then how to take them to a whole new level using smart objects, depth maps, and other Photoshop tools.
Release Date: 2022-01-20
Lessons
Introduction
Join Kirk as he introduces the class and discusses what will be covered in the lessons that follow.
Duration: 1 mins 50 seconds
Preparing the Image
Before you start using neural filters there may be some important prep work to do on the photo first.
Duration: 7 mins 19 seconds
Applying Raw Neural Filters
To begin getting familiar with neural filters you can apply them as they are and see the results before learning how to get even better results.
Duration: 6 mins 0 seconds
Isolate the Subject
If you isolate the subject from the background it can give you more flexibility to apply the filters.
Duration: 5 mins 51 seconds
Changing the Season
The next step in this process is to change the season to look even more like fall.
Duration: 3 mins 37 seconds
Depth Map
Building on the previous lesson, Kirk continues to edit the background to give it a depth based blur.
Duration: 4 mins 1 seconds
Blurring the Background with the Depth Map
With the depth map created previously you gain the ability to apply advanced techniques for blurring the background.
Duration: 8 mins 7 seconds
Blending the Subject into the Background
With the background looking better it is time to begin blending the subject back into the background.
Duration: 6 mins 24 seconds
Extra Magic
To improve even more on the results so far Kirk shares a few tips for unifying the subject with the background and really taking it to a new level.
Duration: 6 mins 42 seconds
Final Effects
To finish the image Kirk makes a few final tweaks to remove remaining distractions.
Duration: 3 mins 46 seconds
Conclusion
Kirk wraps up the class with a look back at the original image and traces the journey to the final image.
Duration: 3 mins 0 seconds