Historically, no... It has to have some degree of recognizability; a total blur-to-nothingness would not be allowed, unless nothingness was all there was to begin with.
You can't blur the background to the point that you effectively eliminate it; you'd be removing stuff from the shot as effectively as if you'd cloned it out. You can blur it, though. If you are unsure about how much is too much, have the SC review it before you submit it. Give them at least a day, preferably two.
As an option, would it be legal to shoot two exposures of the same scene, one with the background completely blurred out (OOF), and then combine the exposures in PS?
As an option, would it be legal to shoot two exposures of the same scene, one with the background completely blurred out (OOF), and then combine the exposures in PS?
It's an interesting question. We're allowed to use multi-image compositing for purposes of HDR or DOF augmentation. You're basically talking of de-augmentation, LOL. IN principle, I can't see how this could not be allowed if the opposite is, but this is DPC and who knows?
As an option, would it be legal to shoot two exposures of the same scene, one with the background completely blurred out (OOF), and then combine the exposures in PS?
Well, that is an interesting question. It is legal to shoot and combine several exposures of the same scene to enhance DoF, so the technique itself is legal... the question is, would the application of the technique be legal? That would probably require an SC ruling.
The real question is, if you can blur it acceptably in one of the exposures, why not just shoot it that way in a single exposure, then there is no question of legality?
well maybe it is like mine, i have a gorgeous scene, then slap bang in the background is a water tower. It needs a landscape and all the things in it bar the honking water tower
well maybe it is like mine, i have a gorgeous scene, then slap bang in the background is a water tower. It needs a landscape and all the things in it bar the honking water tower
Your best path is to ask SC whether in your particular instance,the water tower would be considered a distraction or a major element. If it's a distraction, clone away!
well maybe it is like mine, i have a gorgeous scene, then slap bang in the background is a water tower. It needs a landscape and all the things in it bar the honking water tower
Hell, I clone out a water tower all the time, remember that view from the bridge near my house? If you stand in the middle of the bridge there's a water tower way in the BG, but the island hides it if you move West on the bridge... Anyway I have cloned that tower out several times. Of course, it's WAY in the BG and it's an almost insignificant element, yours may be more in-your-face, I donno...
