this is ann-marie who was a blonde about 5 hours ago .. that's her cat tammy who isnt allowed on the lounge .. !!
after johanna's tangueracomment ..
yes the blur is by duplicating the background layer and doing a gaussian blur on the new duplicated layer .. i then create a mask and paint off the bits i dont want blurred .. this one i did an oval marquee selection just around ann-marie and the cat and feathered it .. photoshop only allows 250 feather .. so i did it twice then i painted black in the feathered/selected oval area ..
I very much like the narrow depth created by the blur. Both the cat and girl seem to be giving you the same look, "wotever". I like the transition from blonde. The new style is a good one.