An image processing apparatus and an image processing method blurs a background portion of an image. The image processing apparatus includes an image acquiring unit for acquiring original image data; an image processing unit for separating background pixels from foreground pixels in the original image; an image filtering unit for filtering the background pixels; and an image merging unit for merging the foreground pixels with the filtered background pixels in order to generate a new image having a blurred background.

 
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