Let me show you how to achieve that Depth Of Field effect known from the photography using Gimp. With other words, how to make selected area of the photo sharp and the rest out of focus.
If you found yourself in a position where you wanted to crop a certain photo into a perfect square but you just couldn't figure it out how, than this tutorial is for you.
Lots of people think using a layer mask is only for the advanced Gimp users, fortunately this isn't the case at all. Let me explain you the basic usage of layer mask on a easy to follow step-by-step example.
