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    Bokeh

    In photography, bokeh is the aesthetic quality of the blur produced in out-of-focus parts of an image, whether foreground or background or both. It is created by using a wide aperture lens. Some photographers incorrectly restrict use of the term bokeh to the appearance of bright spots in the out-of-focus area caused by circles of confusion. Bokeh has also been defined as "the way the lens renders out-of-focus points of light". Differences in lens aberrations and aperture shape cause very different bokeh effects. Some lens designs blur the image in a way that is pleasing to the eye, while others produce distracting or unpleasant blurring. Photographers may deliberately use a shallow focus technique to create images with prominent out-of-focus regions, accentuating their lens's bokeh. Bokeh is often most visible around small background highlights, such as specular reflections and light sources, which is why it is often associated with such areas. Wikipedia

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  2. en.wikipedia.org

    Coarse bokeh on a photo shot with an 85 mm lens and 70 mm entrance pupil diameter, which corresponds to f / 1.2 An example of a portrait photo (of Katherine Maher).Note the 'swirly' bokeh. How the bokeh varies with the aperture. In photography, bokeh (/ ˈ b oʊ k ə / BOH-kə or / ˈ b oʊ k eɪ / BOH-kay; [1] Japanese:) is the aesthetic quality of the blur produced in out-of-focus parts of ...
  3. photographylife.com

    Bokeh (or Circle-Of-Confusion) isn't something that is built into the lens on purpose. Bokeh is a sign of imperfection in the optic. These dots appear when the focal point isn't in the exact right position. Hence an expensive "perfect" lens would have almost no bokeh effect. The more set of lenses an objective have, the higher risk of ...
  4. amateurphotographer.com

    May 27, 2024Feathered bokeh: This is even better. The bokeh disks fade away towards the edges. This gives the best and 'creamiest' bokeh but may need special lens designs. Cat's eye bokeh: This is less desirable. Some 'bokeh' lenses produce perfect bokeh disks in the middle of the frame, but these can take on a cat's eye shape near the edges.
  5. howtogeek.com

    Bokeh is a subjective judgment of quality about the objectively out-of-focus areas of an image. Good bokeh doesn't necessarily make a good photo. A boring subject with pleasing bokeh will still make a boring photo, the out-of-focus areas will just look decent.
    Author:Harry Guinness
  6. What is the bokeh effect? Bokeh is a word with Japanese origins, defined as "the way the lens renders out-of-focus points of light. " The word comes from the Japanese word boke (暈け or ボケ), which means "haze" or "blur." (The "h" was introduced to help English speakers pronounce the word correctly [BO - KEH].) It's a subjective term — for example, "that image has ...
  7. nikonusa.com

    Bokeh is defined as "the effect of a soft out-of-focus background that you get when shooting a subject, using a fast lens, at the widest aperture, such as f/2.8 or wider." Simply put, bokeh is the pleasing or aesthetic quality of out-of-focus blur in a photograph.
  8. Simply put, bokeh is the pleasing or aesthetic quality of out-of-focus blur in a photograph. Although bokeh is actually a characteristic of a photograph, the lens used determines the shape and size of the visible bokeh. Usually seen more in highlights, bokeh is affected by the shape of the diaphragm blades (the aperture) of the lens.
  9. Historical Context of Bokeh. The concept of bokeh has been part of photography for a long time, although the term itself gained popularity in the late 20th century. The word 'bokeh' originates from the Japanese word 'boke', which means 'blur' or 'haze'. The understanding and purposeful use of bokeh became more pronounced with the increasing sophistication of camera lenses and techniques.

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