Photoshop Tutorial | How to Make Bokehs with Images

Making Bokehs with Images

( Using Field Blur)

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with these bokehs you can use them as textures 

or just show them off the way they are

this tutorial depends heavily on the photo's individuality, 

so be prepared to adjust levels to your own photo's needs

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Example:

From this:

To This:

Lets begin:

Here is my photo that i will use.

1) Open up your image in Photoshop

2) Filter > Blur > Field Blur

3) Go to Blur Effects

(on the bottom half of the right panel)

make sure "bokeh" is checked

4) Increase the Light Bokeh 

the higher the percentage, the closer the individual bokeh circles come together

and the brighter the bokeh becomes

mine is set at 92%, but that can always change depending on your chosen photo

& your personal preferences / taste in bokehs

5) Increase the Bokeh Color 

but make sure the color doesn't become too bright or an eyesore

mine is set at 42%, but that can always change depending on your chosen photo

& your personal preferences / taste in bokehs

6) Go to Light Range, bring the white arrow closer to the black arrow

for mine, i'm dragging the white arrow till it overlaps the black arrow

if you move the black arrow (and the white arrow that overlaps the black arrow)

towards the left hand side of the spectrum

your bokeh will become darker

7) Go to Blur Tools

(right above Blur Effects)

8) Under Field Blur, increase the Blur amount

the more you increase it, the bigger the individual bokeh circles become

mine is set at 54 px, but that can always change depending on your chosen photo

& your personal preferences / taste in bokehs

8) Hit Okay

Here is my final (rough) product

and another one, i made with the same image

personally, i think the one i made for the example looks much better

and is better suited for a texture

that is because the bokehs are bigger

and the orginal image as less variation in details  

'(something to keep in mind)