{"id":13177,"date":"2019-12-20T11:54:49","date_gmt":"2019-12-20T19:54:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/carolinetran.net\/?p=13177"},"modified":"2019-12-26T09:39:17","modified_gmt":"2019-12-26T17:39:17","slug":"how-to-create-photos-with-blurred-backgrounds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/carolinetran.net\/how-to-create-photos-with-blurred-backgrounds\/","title":{"rendered":"How to create photos with blurred backgrounds"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p style=\"text-align:center\"><div class='_form_13'><\/div><script type='text\/javascript' src='https:\/\/carolinetran.activehosted.com\/f\/embed.php?static=0&id=13&6635C616E9A3E&nostyles=1&preview=0'><\/script><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When I was just starting out with photography, the first thing I wanted to do was learn how to create photos with blurred backgrounds! I understood that lower apertures created more blur, but was frustrated why it sometimes worked better than others. 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