Any Photoshop Experts, I Need Some Advice

[Mikey]

Looks kind of scarry

Makes her look like an evil doll

[mego73]

The way I would tackle it is that I would duplicate the layer (make a copy of the picture over the picture that Photoshop thinks of is stacked on each other).

I would use the blur filter on one layer and erase away the eyes from that layer to show the sharp layer underneath.

I didn't see the take out the background part in the beginning.

Before doing the blur process you can duplicate the background layer and add an additional layer in between it. On that layer you fill it with black. Then you can use the lasso tool to select large parts of the picture layer above the black layer and use the clear function to erase it. When you get to the actual hair and face of the picture you can use the eraser tool to have more control over what you erase.

Then you will have your daughters face in a separate layer over a layer of black. You can duplicate the daughter face layer and use the blur filter to blur it and erase away what you wish to keep sharp.

[Hector]

Various techniques possible...

Masking
Refine Edge (on new CS5)
Magic Wand
Extract (older CS4 and under)
Blur etc...

[Brad]

This may help you.

5 Great Background Masking Techniques in Photoshop

[theantiquetiger]

A friend of mine shopped this photo of my youngest daughter. She basically took the background out and made everything except her eyes, blurry.

How did she do this? I have PS on my computer no, so I want to try and do it myself with the third picture (my other daughter).

I don't want anyone here to do it. These pictures are quite large. They are reduced to fit on this board.