![]() The circles of light in the background are also soft. The hair is starting to move out of focus at the back of the head giving a soft edge. ![]() There are no hard edges at all in the background. Here is an example of beautiful bokeh rendered by a camera lens set to a wide aperture. The background blur needs to appear soft with smooth round circles of light and no hard edges. Good bokeh pleases the eyes of the viewer and their perception of the image. The question is, what is a great or beautiful bokeh? In general terms, lenses with large maximum apertures yielding a more pleasing look to bokeh than lower cost zoom lenses.ĭifferent lenses that use the same focal length and aperture in an image, will create different qualities of the bokeh effect.Īll lenses are capable of producing an out of focus blur, but, all lenses are not capable of rendering beautiful looking bokeh. It is worth noting that different lenses render bokeh differently due to their optical design. This is where the magic happens, not, within the camera. A lot of the software that is available offers this type of tool during the editing process. I have introduced the blur effect within photoshop. The image above was shot on my iPhone 12. The Aperture.Ī small or “shallow” depth of field is achieved by standing relatively close to the subject, whilst using a large aperture such as f2.8 or lower. This means that this part of the image is outside this depth of field. The fencing and the foliage is out of focus. This means that it lies within the depth of field. ![]() Background or Receding Blur.Ĭonsider the the image opposite. However, I maintain that bokeh is the quality of the out of focus part of an image that is either created by a camera lens, or, within the editing process. The bokeh effect is often thought to be the blur within a photograph. This effect makes photographs visually appealing by making the viewer to focus their attention on a particular area of the image. The origin of the word Bokeh comes from the Japanese language, which literally translates as “blur”. This can be created in camera or when editing.īut, what is and what isn’t the Bokeh Effect?īokeh is also known as “Boke” and it is one of the most popular subjects in photography. Creating a bokeh effect can create an effective image by concentrating upon a focal point. ![]()
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