BOKEH For those of you who are wondering what photographers mean when they refer to bokeh…or for those who have never heard the word before. Notice how the background gets soft and “blurry”? Well, that’s bokeh. It is created by using a wide-open depth of field. (a small number like f2.8, f4…) This highlights your subject by keeping it in focus while softening the surrounding details. These two shots were taken at f13(although f18 would have been a better example) and f2.8 respectively, using a Canon 100M F2.8 L IS MACRO. Say it together now…bokeh.

BOKEH

For those of you who are wondering what photographers mean when they refer to bokeh…or for those who have never heard the word before.

Notice how the background gets soft and “blurry”? Well, that’s bokeh. It is created by using a wide-open depth of field. (a small number like f2.8, f4…) This highlights your subject by keeping it in focus while softening the surrounding details. These two shots were taken at f13(although f18 would have been a better example) and f2.8 respectively, using a Canon 100M F2.8 L IS MACRO.

Say it together now…bokeh.

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  2. alexglow said: Awesome! Thanks for the schoolin’ :)
  3. anunholylove reblogged this from njwight and added:
    a purple study in depth of field. good.
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  6. falloutof said: someone just asked me to explain this to them this week, well done
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  10. sladenphotos reblogged this from njwight and added:
    not the best example but the write up rules
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