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... Maybe there isn't one set agreed upon definition.
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Bokeh
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bokeh (edited)
In photography, bokeh is the blur, or the aesthetic quality of the blur, in out-of-focus areas of an image. Bokeh has been defined as "the way the lens renders out-of-focus points of light". Bokeh occurs for parts of the scene that lie outside the depth of field.
Bokeh is often most visible around small background highlights, such as specular reflections and light sources, which is why it is often associated with such areas. However, bokeh is not limited to highlights; blur occurs in all out-of-focus regions of the image.
Bokeh for Beginners
http://www.nikonusa.com/en/Learn-And-Explore/Article/h0ndz86v/bokeh-for-beginners.html (edited)
Bokeh comes from the Japanese word boke, which means "blur" or "haze", or boke-aji, the "blur quality." Bokeh is pronounced BOH-Kə or BOH-kay.
Bokeh is defined as the effect of a soft out-of-focus background that you get when shooting a subject, using a fast lens, at the widest aperture, such as f/2.8 or wider. Simply put, bokeh is the pleasing or aesthetic quality of out-of-focus blur in a photograph.
Although bokeh is actually a characteristic of a photograph, the lens used determines the shape and size of the visible bokeh. Usually seen more in highlights, bokeh is affected by the shape of the diaphragm blades (the aperture) of the lens. A lens with more circular shaped blades will have rounder, softer orbs of out-of-focus highlights, whereas a lens with an aperture that is more hexagonal in shape will reflect that shape in the highlights.
bokeh
http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=bokehA trick in photography where one part of the photo is in focus and the rest isn't, so attention is drawn to the subject. That out-of-focus area is called bokeh.
bokeh
http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/us/definition/american_english/bokehThe visual quality of the out-of-focus areas of a photographic image, especially as rendered by a particular lens:
bokeh
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/bokeha Japanese term for the subjective aesthetic quality of out-of-focus areas of a photographic image
Bokeh
http://photography.about.com/od/gloss3/g/bokehglossary.htmBokeh simply means fuzzy or out of focus. It is used to refer to the effect of shallow depth of field that creates a pleasing blur of color behind the subject. The type of lens and the depth of field play a large part in determining how out of focus the area is and whether or not it creates a pleasing effect in the image.
What is Bokeh?
http://photographylife.com/what-is-bokehThe word comes from Japanese language, which literally translates as blur.
What is Bokeh?
http://www.stevehuffphoto.com/2010/02/11/what-is-bokehWhat is the Bokeh Effect in Photography?
http://www.picturecorrect.com/tips/what-is-the-bokeh-effect-in-photography...bokeh. It is Japanese in origin and refers to blur or a blurry quality, and in photography it is a very recognizable technique.
How to Achieve Better Bokeh
http://digital-photography-school.com/how-to-achieve-better-bokeh-4-simple-tips