Bokeh 101
- January 2, 2013
I posted an article before about how to shape your bokehs, but I didn't really talk about basic bokeh principles. So, what in the world is bokeh!? The word refers to the blurring effect you get with light in your photos. In particular, most people think of portraits where the subject is sharp and in focus, but the background highlights are blurred into sphere shape or maybe something like an octagon. This gives a nice, appealing photo. It can also be used creatively to get other effects like I've done in these photos.
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