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I'm slowly gaining on this process but I still find it difficult to select with the lasso. I can't seem to find the correct zoom level on the subject to use to trace the border. If I don't zoom in enough then my tracing (is that the correct term) is not as accurate as it should probably be. If I zoom in too close the border of the subject gets rather blurry. What level should I be zooming in or does it not really matter with the process that Sarkut described above?

Thank you for the advice.

Do the plugins work with the portable version?

Sarkut, how long would you say it took you to make the changes to the above picture? Also, I see that you used Gaussian Blur for one part of the pic and Unfocus Blur for another part. How did you determine which blur to use? As a newbie I would have probably just chosen one type of blur. Thanks.

Thank you very much. I will practice this.

Thanks for the link. Lots of good info there. One thing I didn't see is if I need to be an administrator to install the paint.net software. If not, I could just install it on whichever public computer I am using.

Does anyone know if paint.net can be ran from a thumbdrive or does it need to be installed on a computer? I would like to bring the program with me on a thumdrive and use it on public computers and other computers where I don't have admin rights to install it. Thanks.

Here's a pic: and here's how I would like it to look by decreasing the depth of field with Paint.net: Any suggestions?

Nevermind. Those steps don't create a shallow depth of field for a photo in which you have one subject that must remain in focus. It merely creates a gradient of focus/unfocus.

The tilt shift tutorial refers to TRUE BLUR effect. I don't have it in my recent version of paint.net. Does anyone know which blur is closest to True Blur? Was it replaced by something?

I will paypal $7 USD if someone can effectively explain the steps to reduce depth of field in a picture using Layers.

Does anyone know what would be the next steps after duplicating a Layer? Would I next choose a blur radius?

What advantages does using Layers have? More control or is it quicker? P.S. Any idea why I am no longer receiving notification of replies to this thread?? It says:

I have read about how other software is used to create a shallower depth of field. Many of them do it with something called Layers. Do you think the Lasso method as shown in the video in the first post would be more effective than the Layer method?

Is the person (in the video linked to in my original post) tracing around the outline of the flower or is he/she just getting close to the outline/border?