Retired economics professor (“dismal scientist”). Married 40+ years to the love of my life; we have two grown daughters, both married, two granddaughters and a...
@marlboromaam Thanks!
I had Portrait mode set on the phone camera, but the toaster in the background was still too obvious, so I refamiliarized myself with masking and blurred the toaster (and the rest of the background) more. The edges of what's blurred and what's not-blurred are always the problem if the AI doesn't do a perfect job. This isn't perfect, but it's better than what came out of the "camera."
@rhoing You can use the masking tool to smooth the edges around the ladies. It helps to get rid of the halo effect when you blur the background. You can also erase part of the blur with it or paint in the blur with it. This is something I'm still trying to master. Be sure to use feather on it though. I normally go about 11 with it.
@marlboromaam I have not. I am trying to finish a highly time-sensitive project by Monday! I may come back to this image to try and figure out how to Refine and get rid of the halo. I also see in this image a sliver between their heads where the background is sharper than the rest of the background. Sigh.
I had Portrait mode set on the phone camera, but the toaster in the background was still too obvious, so I refamiliarized myself with masking and blurred the toaster (and the rest of the background) more. The edges of what's blurred and what's not-blurred are always the problem if the AI doesn't do a perfect job. This isn't perfect, but it's better than what came out of the "camera."