Washington DC Wedding Photographer: Terra Dawn Photography
Bokeh, in case you don’t know, is a beautiful effect…usually seen in the circular or hexagonal shapes, caused when the patchy light in the background is incredibly out of focus and at a great distance from the subject in the for-ground. There is a way more detailed description on Wikipedia involving lenses and planes of focus.
If you want your photos to have Bokeh, you simply have to have bright spots of light (sunlight through leaves on trees, christmas lights, reflections of sunlight in the water), in the background and out of focus. Set your f stop to the lowest possible, and focus on something in the for-ground, and voila! Bokeh!!
Where is this post going?
Preferably to somewhere on the Amalfi Coast with bright sun, cool breeze and nothing to do except play.
Speaking of play!! I found a wonderful tutorial from the DIY Photography blog on how to create shaped bokeh. I tested it out in heart shapes last night (well…technically 2 hours ago, as it’s 2AM) and although I struggled a bit at first and thought I was going to run out of black construction paper, I finally figured it out!!!
Awww….my cameras leak luuuuuurve……
And after a bit of perfecting….BIRDS LEAK LUUUUURVE TOO!!
“Luuurve is in the air…..
Everywhere I look around.
Luuurve is in the air….
C’mon! Sing with me!!!
No? Ok…ok. No pressure……
……….
But I know you’re humming it……
Anyways, be sure to check out the awesome blog post at DIY Photography (they have REALLY awesome stuff on a daily basis!!) and give your own bokeh a try!! I would love to see what you all come up with, so come back here and post a link to your blog posts!!
P.S. Ok…ok….John Paul Young doesn’t say “luuuurve”, but I think it’s an improvement to the song!!!
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I love your style, not to mention your sense of humor. Thanks for taking the time to figure out this cool effect, sharing it with the rest of us…
Thanks for sharing all your links, info etc.. Also love the images, they are beautiful.
Created without a filter, huh? Wow. <3
Oh, I luuuuuuurve it! So beautiful! Frame them. Frame them!
I’m so proud of them!!!! Experiment gone awesomely right!!! I can’t wait to use this technique with a couple…..I’m thinking field….setting sun…..chucks and sun dress……AND BOKEH LUUUUURVE!!!!!