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Photography Clubs : What IS BOKEH?

When you go to watch YouTube photography tutorials, the word ´ Bokeh ´ often flies around the ears. But what does this term really mean? After reading this article, you will also know the answer to this question!

What IS BOKEH ?

The word Bokeh you pronounce as Boo-kee, and it means ' blur ' in Japanese. When people say they like photo ´ S made with a reflex camera, they often mean the depth of depth in a photograph with it. The subject in the foreground is then sharp, and the background is blurred. This contrast and especially the blurred parts is called Bokeh. There are several (not measurable) gradations in this. When talking about ' strong ' bokeh, it is a photograph in which the background is so blurred that it is no longer recognizable. You often see this in macro photography.

The picture below shows the difference. The bokeh on the left is very strong, making the background almost even green. On the right-hand side picture, This is less, and you will clearly see the contours of the leaves.

How does the aperture work ?

If you want to have little depth of depth you need to open the lens as far as possible. Your aperture actually consists of a series of slats that open and close when you take a picture. This case we want the slats to be free as far as possible. So choose a large aperture (a small F-number), so you get a lot of depth of focus. The lower the aperture number, the farther the lens is open, and the lights ;\is on the sensor. So adjust your shutter speed. Below we illustrate what the aperture does.

You can also convert the round circles in the background into other types of shapes. With special filter pictures, you can place nice figurines in your photo. You can also easily make these filters yourself with black paper, tape, and scissors. On YouTube, I found this nice tutorial. Or follow the roadmap on this website.

I shot this picture on the M mode (manual), set my aperture to open as far as possible (f/1.8) and chose a shutter speed of 1/60, so I could still shoot the picture reasonably well from the free hand. If you'd instead not want to worry about the shutter speed and all the other manual settings, you can also choose to photograph in the aperture mode. In that case, just set the aperture to the smallest F-number. On Canon camera Av mode and at Nikon the A-mode. Do you have another camera? Please refer to the manual provided.

If your object or item remains standing still (unlike our cats), you can shoot better from a tripod. Try to keep the ISO as low as possible to avoid noise.

 

Tips for photography with bokeh and the best lenses

It is one of the ways to distinguish their pictures from the pictures that met with entry-level models and smartphones, in which deliberately blurred portions are barely possible.
Bokeh is the term used to portray the quality and attributes of foggy territories is most unmistakable in obscured lighter parts. If you want know detail about Bokeh you can check this article.

The number of bokeh increases when your photo has a shallow depth of the area of a more substantial blurry part. The amount of bokeh in your photos depends on the size of the blurred area. Below are a few ways to add blur to your pictures by decreasing depth of focus, thereby getting your bokeh in your photos.

1. Use a ' fast ' lens – i.e., a lens met a sizeable maximum aperture; We recommend the EF 85mm f/1.8 USM of the EF 50mm f/1.8 STM

2. Photoshoot met a large aperture – use aperture preference AV of the cheese mode M on your camera, choose a large aperture opening (low F-number) to reduce the depth of field and increase the blur loss of your subject.

3. Increment the separation between your subject and the foundation, so the experience is significantly more obscured.

4. Shoot close to your subject – hoe smaller the distance between you and the issue, the higher is the blurred area of the background.

5. Use a long focal length to increase the amount of blurry area in your photos. If you use a zoom lens, you Moët zoom to the maximum focal length. Lenses met a focal length of 200 mm from more producing even larger blurry areas.

6. Choose topics met visible lighter portions in the blurry area. With lighter portions words the light sources in the photograph meant. Christmas lights of sunlight through a leaf crown provide beautiful circles and shapes of blurred light of bokeh.

7. Don't forget the foreground – you can insert a blurry area in the front of your photo. Attempt to put your subject more out of sight of your photograph and pick a detail in the frontal area, near the camera focal point.

8. You can to cut out a piece of cardboard and place it for your lens.

Get BOKEH IN your photos

If you want to get bokeh in a picture, you need a lightly big lens. How light stronger the better. Use a glass with an aperture of at least f/2.8, while a more significant gap of f/2, F/1.8 or F/1.4 is even better. Many photographers like to use a lightly solid-focal lens if they want to take pictures with visible bokeh.

It is recommended to photograph with the widest aperture, so it is best to aperture priority the recording mode or uses it manually. In the manual mode, you can choose both the opening and the shutter speed. At aperture priority, choose the F/-Stop (Aperture), after which the camera selects the correct shutter speed for the exposure. You would also be able to use the Stand flexible program, choosing a combination of shutter speed with the broadest possible aperture.

It doesn't give if you don't have a real light lens. By expanding the separation between the foundation and the subject, you can make bokeh in pictures framed with little openings.

If you want to increase the chance of visible bokeh in your photos, increase the distance between the subject and the background. You can do this by decreasing the distance between the camera and the subject. The smaller the depth of depth or the higher the range from the background, the more blurry it becomes. High lights in the background will also show more visible bokeh. If you work against light, sidelight or light, the bokeh can become even more beautiful.

Portraits are ideal for bokeh. In particular, in close-ups, bokeh in pictures is excellent. Close-ups and macros of flowers and other natural elements are also favorite topics for bokeh. And party lighting or other highly reflective objects, which have been deliberately photographed, turn into blurred spheres of radiant light.

Bokeh can soften a brightly lit picture. If you apply this technique to separate the subject from the background, you can also use a less photogenic backdrop. Because of the diffuse blur, the experience also emphasizes the issue rather than distracting its attention.