: Making text standout on detailed photos I'm looking for quick, yet professional looking ways of making text stand out on a photos which don't really have nice bland areas to put text. Something

@Vandalay110

Another, but maybe a bit dated, option is the 'selected text' look:



YOu can use either a fully opaque or a partly translucent backdrop for the highlighting. In the 'if you can't get rid of it, flaunt it' spirit, you could go for a bright, contrasting colour for the highlight

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@Pierce403

To just blur the part of the image that the text is over might look sloppy.

Take your example image - I would probably cut Jordan out of the image and blur the background a bit more, thus keeping him sharp. That will help the text.

I would also change the font to something more bold and maybe even change its colour.

EDIT

In other words, every image is different and it's usually a combination of things that produce the best result.

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