Bokeh Photography
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Bokeh Photography Examples
Bokeh in photography, simply refers to the blur achieved by manipulating the camera focus ("shallow focus"), which is applied to all out-of-focus parts of the scene. This method creates an opportunity to enhance your photo viewing experience, by complementing the main subject of the image with delicate coloured reflections and highlights in the background, (and all surrounding "out-of_focus area). Here you can find 20 hand-picked bokeh photography examples, for your inspiration and enjoyment. Hope this page will help you to understand this effect in depth, so you can create it yourself with your camera.
Intro Image by Kenny Louie
Bokeh Photography Examples
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Lensbaby Creative Aperture Kit
by Lensbabies
* The out-of-focus specular highlights (points of bright light) in your photograph will take on the shape of the aperture inside of the Lensbaby lens.
* Use paper punches of various shapes (which can be found in craft stores) to punch holes in the blank aperture disks.
* The heart and star aperture disks are close to the Lensbaby f/4 apertuer so adjust your camera speed accordingly.
Lensbaby Creative Aperture Kit
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Canon EF 100-400mm f4.5-5.6L IS USM Telephoto Zoom Lens
for Canon SLR Cameras
Canon EF 100-400mm f4.5-5.6L IS USM Telephoto Zoom Lens for Canon SLR Cameras
Amazon Price: $1,589.00 (as of 05/30/2012)
Technical Details
* 100-400mm telephoto zoom lens with f/4.5 maximum aperture for Canon SLR cameras
* 2 Image Stabilizer modes make it easy to capture far-off action or close-in portraits
* Flourite and Super UD-glass elements largely eliminate secondary spectrum
* Compatibility with extenders 1.4x II and 2x II; 5.9-foot close focusing distance
* Measures 3.6 inches in diameter and 7.4 inches long; 1-year warranty
More Cannon Lenses
perfect for bokeh photography
Bokeh Photography Examples
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Bokeh Photography Examples
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Nikon 80-200mm f/2.8D ED AF Zoom Nikkor Lens
for Nikon Digital SLR Cameras
Nikon 80-200mm f/2.8D ED AF Zoom Nikkor Lens for Nikon Digital SLR Cameras
Amazon Price: $1,109.00 (as of 05/30/2012)
More Nicon Lenses
perfect for bokeh photography
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Best Bokeh Photography Accessories
Blooms and bokeh Canvas Print
blooms and bokeh Canvas Print / Canvas Art - Artist Katya Horner
Amazon Price: $161.37 (as of 05/30/2012)
This is a beautiful stretched-canvas print wrapped on 1.5" thick stretcher bars. The print is professionally printed, assembled, and shipped within 2 - 3 business days from our production facility in North Carolina and arrives ready-to-hang on your wall.
Lenses for Digital SLRs
by Ross Hoddinott
Lenses for Digital SLRs
Amazon Price: $14.45 (as of 05/30/2012)
More Books On Bokeh Photography
some books discussing this effect
Creative Composition
Digital Photography Tips & Techniques
Creative Composition: Digital Photography Tips and Techniques
Amazon Price: $5.68 (as of 05/30/2012)
Release Date: 12/31/1969
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Learn Bokeh Photography Online
Tips, techniques and resources
- How to use the Bokeh photography technique | eHow.com
- How to use the Bokeh photography technique. Bokeh is a photography technique where the user will purposely defocus the lens slightly in order to create a soft borderless aesthetic in a picture.
- DSLR Bokeh Tutorial
- It seems that many Flickrites out there are struggling to get good bokeh shots. The good news is that shooting bokeh is one of the easiest photographic techniques to learn. Unfortunately, it is also one of the hardest to master. Here I will attempt to get you started with the basics. You'll have to do the mastery part on your own
- DIY - Create Your Own Bokeh | DIYPhotography.net
- Create Your Own Bokeh
- Creating Faux Bokeh Backgrounds in Photoshop Tutorial | Obsidian Dawn
- This tutorial will walk you through how to create a faux bokeh background in Photoshop.
- Tutorial: How to create a Bokeh vector background in Illustrator | Designious Times
- In this tutorial we will create some cool Bokeh, quick and easy using simple gradients and blending modes.
- How to create a Raindrops Bokeh Texture tutorial | Designer Freelance
- In this photoshop tutorial we will learn how to create a raindrop like bokeh texture in very simple steps.
- Tutorial to make Bokeh Wallpapers in PhotoShop - Video Tutorial
- Bokeh effect trick in PhotoShop was not an easy trick when it was introduced but now from help of Abduzeedo you can create amazing Bokeh effects in Photoshop trick explained in video tutorial all about Bokeh.
Bokeh Textures
Design resources
- 155+ Free Grungy And Beautiful Bokeh Textures | Little Box Of Ideas
- I was looking for some Bokeh textures recently to be used in a project and came across some beautiful free textures that I had to share.
- Freebie: 12 Grungy Bokeh Textures | Psdtuts+
- In design, bokeh photographs or textures have many uses. They can be used as background images or even to draw interest to a specific part of a design. Today, we are giving away several unique grungy bokeh textures for you to use in your work for free.
- The Ultimate Roundup of 45 Awesome Bokeh Textures
- Bokeh backgrounds had become a huge trend from 2009 and shows no sign of stopping anytime in 2010 too.
- Free Fresh Bokeh Texture Pack - David Gheorghita // creat!ve.thoughts
- Here you have a bokeh effect texture pack that you can use for free for your personal or commercial projects. You can use these textures for your website backgrounds, twitter backgrounds, wallpapers and so on.
- Free High Resolution Textures - Lost and Taken - Out of Focus: 30 Free Bokeh Textures
- Lost and Taken focuses on giving away free high resolution textures to designers and photographers
- 50+ Simply Wonderful Free Bokeh Textures | Naldz Graphics
- Bokeh is currently making its way to web designing today. Its fuzzy feeling has one way or another caught the attention of many designers from the past few years extending up to today. For those who are unfamiliar to this subject, here's a quick description, Bokeh is the blurry and haze effect in an out-of-focus area of a picture.
Bokeh Brushes
for Gimp and Photoshop
- bokeh new brushes by ~nuarted on deviantART
- Art - community of artists and those devoted to art. Digital art, skin art, themes, wallpaper art, traditional art, photography, poetry / prose. Art prints.
- Bokeh Photoshop & GIMP Brushes | Obsidian Dawn
- This set of Photoshop & GIMP brushes is composed of various bokeh designs. It comes with several brushes for painting your own bokeh, as well as some that are already put together into scattered groups like the ones you see in my preview image.
- Bokeh Brushes by *WoW-Sky on deviantART
- Art - community of artists and those devoted to art. Digital art, skin art, themes, wallpaper art, traditional art, photography, poetry / prose. Art prints.
- 5 Hi-Res Bokeh Photoshop Brushes | Brushes Download | Free Photoshop Brushes | Gradients | Layer Styles | Tutorials | Icons
- Download 5 Hi-Res Bokeh Photoshop Brushes Free
- 5 Bokeh Brushes
- A collection of free high quality photoshop brushes, photoshop patterns and textures for the designers from around the globe.
- Bokeh Light blobs free photoshop brushes
- Understanding the Darkness to be the Light.
Photography blogs
Google search
- Photographs of the 'Great British Public' in London
- That's a question the London Festival of Photography has tried to answer with its headline show, ?The Great British Public.? The exhibition brings together 13 photographers who have captured modern British life, from posh wingdings to a wind-lashed ...
- Author, photographer team up for life adventure
- By Laura Horihan LANESBORO ? Photographer and designer Sarah Peterson, of Lanesboro, entered a Rochester Barnes and Noble bookstore about a year ago with plans to create a coffee table book containing photos of southeast Minnesota's Bluff Country.
- Photography As a Career Choice
- Feature ipad photography usually tells a tale through a photo. Portrait photography is useful to take pictures at celebrations like weddings. If there's some sort of photography meetup group in your area, consider joining--and if not necessarily, ...
- Professional Photographer Magazine Brings Home the Gold...and Silver and Bronze
- The official magazine of Professional Photographers of America is lauded for general excellence, best service journalism in helping photographers profitably run their businesses, and more with awards from the Magazine Association of the Southeast.
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- Beautiful...I love it.
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- Beautiful! Great lens! Right now, I own a DSLR - which I do love. However, my main reason for creating lenses on Squidoo is to help me earn money to purchase a SLR. I think it's going to be a while.
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LittleLindaPinda Apr 15, 2012 @ 1:58 pm | delete
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- Holy Smokes! I love Bokey photography ... very inspiring photos and I love the polka dot effects.
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Alien Skin Bokeh Focus
Manipulating Plug-in Software for Photoshop, for Macintosh & Windows
Alien Skin Bokeh Focus, Manipulating Plug-in Software for Photoshop, for Macintosh & Windows
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Bokeh is a Photoshop plug-in that lets you manipulate focus just like expensive fast lenses. Accurate simulation of real lenses gives photo-realistic distinctive blurring and creamy highlights. Presets were made from careful experiments with lenses famous for their bokeh highlights, such as the Canon EF 85mm f/1.2 II and the Nikon 105mm f/2.8 Macro.
Nikon 85mm f/1.4D AF Nikkor Lens
for Nikon Digital SLR Cameras
Nikon 85mm f/1.4D AF Nikkor Lens for Nikon Digital SLR Cameras
Amazon Price: Too low to display (as of 05/30/2012)
Technical Details
* 85mm focal length is considered the optimal choice for portrait work using a 35mm SLR camera
* High-performance, fast, maximum-aperture, NIKKOR telephoto lens
* Internal focusing for fast AF operation
* Rounded diaphragm makes out-of-focus elements appear more natural
* Fast f/1.4 aperture is helpful in shooting indoor sports or stage productions
Canon EF 135mm f/2L USM Lens
for Canon SLR Cameras
Canon EF 135mm f/2L USM Lens for Canon SLR Cameras
Amazon Price: $1,007.99 (as of 05/30/2012)
Product Description
# Product Name: EF 135mm f/2L USM Telephoto Lens
# Marketing Information:
The fastest 135mm telephoto lens in its class. Ideal for indoor sports and portraits with background blur. Two UD-glass elements correct secondary spectrum for outstanding sharpness and color.
# Product Type: Telephoto Lens
