bokeh
- noun
- /ˈboʊkeɪ/
- Specialized
- But nonetheless, I love her expression and the pretty light and bokeh, so we'll go with this one.
You just pick what shape you want and then it gives you bokeh like that.
- You just pick what shape you want and then it gives you bokeh like that.
- Monitor MO, camera MO, watch monitor MO, and then the amount of bokeh right here.
Examples
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I think the bokeh effect gets stronger with a longer focal length as well.
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The photograph's enchanting bokeh beautifully highlights the subject against the blurred background.
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You just pick what shape you want and then it gives you bokeh like that.
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Very beautiful bokeh like in the background.
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Is it possible to achieve bokeh with a digital camera?
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Trying to do this bokeh effect was driving me crazy!
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After many tries, a man managed to get the bokeh to work.
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I said the bokeh was distracting in the second photograph, which in my opinion it is.
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Generally, when people are talking about bokeh, they're referring to the way an out-of-focus background looks.
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To get lovely bokeh (blurred backgrounds), you need to be mindful of your focal length.
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Synonyms
A hazy image or memory that is hard to see clearly
A lack of clear detail in what you see or in a picture
A blurry picture or idea hard to see and understand
The soft look of the out-of-focus parts of a photo made by a lens
A soft, blurred effect in a picture or recording that makes details unclear
How Blurry
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word bokeh comes from the Japanese word boke, which means 'blur' or 'out of focus', and photographers borrowed it to name the soft, pleasing blur behind a subject. So when lights become round, colorful shapes or the background looks softly fuzzy, that quality is called bokeh.