BOKEH MADNESS

Ah, bokeh, I love it. Bokeh comes from a Japanese word meaning out of focus or blur to make it simple. It's not hard to do at all and almost all lense produce some sort of bokeh. The best way that I have found is to use a prime lens with a large aperture. You can completely blur the image to show nothing but bokeh or you can have the foreground in focus and the bokeh in the background. I have two examples here of each. There are also ways to make diy cover to shape the bokeh on the lens. Lensbaby, is a much easier way to achive this. They have a kit with shapes and blanks for you to make your own.  I have a Lensbaby and like the effect, but not as much as using my prime lenses. I suggest going out and trying to produce the bokeh effect. I know I love doing it and you will as well.

Bokeh in the foreground.                                       Bokeh in the background.



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