what is bokeh?
May 19, 2014 08:36:36 #
May 19, 2014 08:43:15 #
May 19, 2014 08:46:25 #
Bokeh is a somewhat elitist term used by photographers to refer to out-of-focus areas of a photograph. It's a jargon word borrowed from Japanese.
May 19, 2014 08:49:40 #
The "pleasing" out of focus area that adds to the overall image rather than detracting from it. You will find a gazillion interpretations :)
May 19, 2014 09:07:57 #
Basil wrote:
It's what I am after my wife get hold of the check book.
:thumbup: :thumbup: :thumbup:
May 19, 2014 09:10:58 #
GrayPlayer
Loc: Granby, Ct.
I thought it was for people who could not spell "bokay!"
(Geez Gray, get with the program!
(Geez Gray, get with the program!
May 19, 2014 09:13:03 #
May 19, 2014 09:16:26 #
May 19, 2014 09:17:06 #
Basil wrote:
The bouquet residence, the lady of the house speaking.
LOVE IT!
May 19, 2014 09:21:48 #
Tomcat5133
Loc: Gladwyne PA
Bokeh is very important. It is what cinema shooters
indie, docs or enthusiasts want. I have always had Nikon
camera's a D800 now with some good lens. But have been looking for a compromise. A run & gun camcorder or dslr for my doc work that has bokeh. Yes their are video camera's with ability to switch lens but most of the good ones are quite expensive. Yes all bokeh is not the same depending on the equipment but to me it is the magic. I have been using Sony camera's like the gem NX-30 and RX100 II with stabilizing handles and client's are thrilled with the footage. And the stills
you can pull off of the video. To me still and video are becoming
a different process for some. But that said the bokeh is not their in the Sony's it's a super real and sharp picture. Bokeh is the magic we love in all great films and pictures. Good shooting.
indie, docs or enthusiasts want. I have always had Nikon
camera's a D800 now with some good lens. But have been looking for a compromise. A run & gun camcorder or dslr for my doc work that has bokeh. Yes their are video camera's with ability to switch lens but most of the good ones are quite expensive. Yes all bokeh is not the same depending on the equipment but to me it is the magic. I have been using Sony camera's like the gem NX-30 and RX100 II with stabilizing handles and client's are thrilled with the footage. And the stills
you can pull off of the video. To me still and video are becoming
a different process for some. But that said the bokeh is not their in the Sony's it's a super real and sharp picture. Bokeh is the magic we love in all great films and pictures. Good shooting.
May 19, 2014 09:27:43 #
Basil wrote:
The bouquet residence, the lady of the house speaking.
Good one! :thumbup:
May 19, 2014 09:32:13 #
GrayPlayer
Loc: Granby, Ct.
Basil wrote:
The bouquet residence, the lady of the house speaking.
She was fantastic! Between "Are you Being Served" and "Keeping Up Appearances" and "Benny Hill" are classics!
May 19, 2014 09:33:03 #
Basil wrote:
The bouquet residence, the lady of the house speaking.
Great British comedy! 'Keeping Up Appearances'
May 19, 2014 09:41:12 #
From this article by Neil V: Link
"Bokeh is the term used to describe the quality of background blur in a photo, i.e. how pleasing the blur looks of the background areas. Since the softness of the background blur is usually more important than how the foreground items are blurred, bokeh usually relates to the background blur."
You can use two different lenses of the same focal length- shoot an identically framed photo with each at the same aperture and the bokeh (the quality of the blur in the out of focus areas) on each may be noticeably different.
Another good site Here
My take on this: unless you have a lens that has really bad bokeh, there are other more important things most of you should worry about like lighting & composition.
"Bokeh is the term used to describe the quality of background blur in a photo, i.e. how pleasing the blur looks of the background areas. Since the softness of the background blur is usually more important than how the foreground items are blurred, bokeh usually relates to the background blur."
You can use two different lenses of the same focal length- shoot an identically framed photo with each at the same aperture and the bokeh (the quality of the blur in the out of focus areas) on each may be noticeably different.
Another good site Here
My take on this: unless you have a lens that has really bad bokeh, there are other more important things most of you should worry about like lighting & composition.
May 19, 2014 09:41:35 #
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