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Introduction:
Bokeh is pronounced Bo-kah. It is that lovely out of focus background you see, sometimes with circles of light. Referred to as the "the aesthetic quality of the blur, in out-of-focus areas of an image."
Bohek varies widely dependent of the lens used.
Unfortunately not all lenses are created equally.
The manufactures of our cameras and to a lessor extent, the OEM lens manufactures would like us to spend thousand of dollars on their particular lens.
To get images with a blurred background try shooting with low F stops to limit the DOF and also try shooting telephoto lenses to compress the background.
Time when shooting a wedding is like a speeding bullet. It just zooms by. My principle lens on my 5 D Mark II is the 24-105 mm F4. I was looking at one of your recent wedding photos and I liked the blurred background of the image. I glanced at the F-Stop -9??? How in the world did I get such a good bokeh in the image?
Masters-Tip:
1.Buy top quality lenses that produce great bokeh. Go over lens reviews before purchasing.
2. Use software to make or expand the bokeh of the image on the lenses that you already own.
But which software? I have at least 3 programs to help me in this area.
The one that achieved the above results was again DXO-Pro version 7.5. It is currently on sale. They added a bokeh slider in the upgrade at some time. I had pulled it over to the right and my F9 image looked like an F2 image. Time to adjust - zero
Another great Photoshop plug in is Topaz Labs Lens Effects. You can imitate those $2500 lenses and save your self a bundle. We have such few shots requiring this feature, that software is a very economical alternative.
Do you want to see a great example of Bokeh? Watch the TV and when you see those round circular points of light in the blurred background, that is Bokeh.
Do you want to see a great example of Bokeh? Watch the TV and when you see those round circular points of light in the blurred background, that is Bokeh.
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