Posted by : Didan Ajjha
Kamis, 12 September 2013
Useful Tips for Bokeh Photography
- Bokeh simply means Blur in Japanese language.
- A Bokeh can be good as well as bad caused by chromatic aberrations or the Len’s Aperture shapes.
- The Number of Aperture or Shape of the blades defines the Nature of bokeh. For Example: an 8 Blade diaphragm will produce a Polygonal bokeh.
- Every lens can’t be perfect all the way, but there is a spot at which the lens can attain its best focus called as Circle of Confusion (COC).
- Using this COC the depth of field for an image can easily measured.
- Back-lit Background works great in producing pleasing Bokeh’s.
- Looks for Highlights in the scene, basically Highlights with interluding shadows are the ones which get transformed into Pleasing Bokeh’s.
- Trying to maintain a equidistant between the camera and the subject comparing to the subject and the Background, will logically produce great results.
- Bokeh need not be round or spherical in shape, any blurred out background is also termed as Bokeh.
- The Larger the aperture better the Bokeh.
- In Minolta and Sony they manufacture a special lens with smooth trans focus + an apodization filter to create a Pleasing bokeh, making them one of its kind in the Market.
- By Placing a simple shape cut out from a card in front of the lenses creates your own shape of Bokeh.
- The Spherical aberration + Chromatic aberration at times can cause very displeasing bokeh shapes and color.
- Using extension tubes in macro photography can give great results of Bokeh.
- When not sure about the bokeh you will achieve, try viewing the scene with eyes crossed, you will love what you see.