[Easy partly blurring]

I am looking for an easy way to blur some little parts in a photo. 

My classic car photos have sometime people in the background. 

To garble the faces I want to blur these. 

Is there an easy way to do it?

 

 

[Black and white photo with coloured area]

Now, it works (see attachment). 

 

Thank you for all the hints!

 

All the best for 2017.

[Black and white photo with coloured area]

 

 

There is no need to do it another way if you have already done the 1 - 5 steps previously given by mac_heibu. 

 

Just continue with steps 6 - 9 below

 

1. Select the layer you want to re-color.

2. Click onto the small icon at the bottom of the "Layers" section named "Adjustments".

3. Choose "Black and White". -> An (non destructive) adjustment layer is placed on top of your image layer and the image turns black and white.

4. Drag this adjustment layer onto your image layer. -> An adjustment layer mask is created.

5. Select this layer mask and paint onto it. -> Black restores the colours.

 

Continue here

 

6. Select the Black and White adjustment layer mask on its own

7. From the menus, Select > Selection From Layer

8. Then select the background layer

9. From the menus, Filters > Blur > Gaussian Blur

 

and adjust the blur as required

 

Please can you send me the shortcuts to (7), because I have a German menu.

 

If I try it from 6-9, the yellow car will blurry, too...

[Black and white photo with coloured area]

Many thanks!

 

I will try it and show you the results ...

[Black and white photo with coloured area]

Sorry, here the whole story: 

 

- see attached photos

- the yellow car should be come into the focus

- background in black and white (version _2)

- background should be "blurry"

 

 

[Black and white photo with coloured area]

Many thanks for all of the hints. 

 

The next step is to make the b&w background "blurry"...

 

any ideas?

[Black and white photo with coloured area]

Hello

 

I am a newbee with affinity and looks for some hints about photo manipulations. 

 

I wish to change a photo from color to black and white but only in a special area. 

 

I have a center motif, that should be coloured, the rest should be in black and white only. 

 

Are there some hints, how can I easy do this. 

 

Perhaps there is any video tutorial...

 

Regards

Thomas