Tag Archives: Bokeh

Using the Bokeh Effect in Child Portraits

“Bokeh” is a beautiful soft effect in which the background of a photograph becomes like circles of blurred, translucent light. As a professional photographer, my lifelong quest has been to consistently capture images of a child’s face in which everything … Continue reading

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Patch App Brings Fake Bokeh To All iOS Photos, No iPhone 7 Plus Required

Gear Want blurry backgrounds in smartphone photos? This app can help. Patch helps add fake background blur to images using neural networks. Popular Photography

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Weekly Photography Challenge – Bokeh

Have a look at these images of bokeh to get some ideas. bo·keh /b??k?/noun PHOTOGRAPHY noun: bokeh the visual quality of the out-of-focus areas of a photographic image, especially as rendered by a particular lens. By web4camguy Weekly Photography Challenge – Bokeh … Continue reading

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iPhone 7 Gets a Brand New Camera, iPhone 7 Plus Gets Two New Cameras, Both Get Fake Bokeh

News Lots of processing power and a water-resistant body make the new iPhone very interesting The new iPhone 7 gets a revamped camera, while the iPhone 7 Plus gets a pair of revamped cameras. Popular Photography

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Advanced technology guide: bokeh and lens design

What factors determine the appearance of bokeh and how far will people go to achieve this effect? The Meyer Optik Trioplan 100mm F2.8 lens gives distinctive ‘soap-bubble’ bokeh What factors determine the appearance of bokeh and how far will people … Continue reading

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How to Achieve Background Blur or Bokeh

If I show you two different portraits, one with a blurred background and one with a sharp background, you will automatically prefer the one with the creamy bokeh. Why? Because that’s just how it is. No, the bokeh effect is … Continue reading

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How to Create a Delicious Blurry Bokeh Background in 4 Easy Steps

Blurry backgrounds are nothing new when it comes to photography. The technique of blurring the background to emphasize a subject in the foreground has been used by photographers for decades, and by painters and other visual artists for hundreds of … Continue reading

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How to Create Bokeh In-camera and Using Photoshop

Emmet with background bokeh from small LED lights. As the holidays are over, I couldn’t resist taking a classic bokeh shot before putting away the lights and decorations for another year. In this article I’ll show you how you can … Continue reading

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