{"id":83617,"date":"2020-10-07T09:40:00","date_gmt":"2020-10-07T06:40:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/what-is-bokeh-in-photography-and-how-do-you-create-it\/"},"modified":"2020-10-07T09:40:00","modified_gmt":"2020-10-07T06:40:00","slug":"what-is-bokeh-in-photography-and-how-do-you-create-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/what-is-bokeh-in-photography-and-how-do-you-create-it\/","title":{"rendered":"#What Is Bokeh in Photography, and How Do You Create It?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a34fd38e1c38\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a34fd38e1c38\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/what-is-bokeh-in-photography-and-how-do-you-create-it\/#How_to_Pronounce_%E2%80%9CBokeh%E2%80%9D\" >How to Pronounce \u201cBokeh\u201d<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/what-is-bokeh-in-photography-and-how-do-you-create-it\/#Depth_of_Field_and_Bokeh\" >Depth of Field and Bokeh<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/what-is-bokeh-in-photography-and-how-do-you-create-it\/#Factors_That_Affect_Bokeh\" >Factors That Affect Bokeh<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/what-is-bokeh-in-photography-and-how-do-you-create-it\/#Good_Bokeh_Bad_Bokeh_Ugly_Bokeh\" >Good Bokeh, Bad Bokeh, Ugly Bokeh<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/what-is-bokeh-in-photography-and-how-do-you-create-it\/#Capturing_Bokeh_in_Your_Images\" >Capturing Bokeh in Your Images<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/what-is-bokeh-in-photography-and-how-do-you-create-it\/#Why_Your_Smartphone_Has_to_Fake_Bokeh\" >Why Your Smartphone Has to Fake Bokeh<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p><strong>&#8220;#What Is Bokeh in Photography, and How Do You Create It?&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<div>\n<figure id=\"attachment_692232\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-692232 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/xpreview.jpg.pagespeed.gp+jp+jw+pj+ws+js+rj+rp+rw+ri+cp+md.ic.CKxauEoAkT.jpg\" alt=\"A portrait of a woman that incorporates bokeh.\" width=\"650\" height=\"300\" data-crediturl=\"http:\/\/snapsure.app\" data-credittext=\"Harry Guinness\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"imagecredit\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/snapsure.app\">Harry Guinness<\/a><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Bokeh is a term photographers throw around a lot. It refers to the shape and quality of the out-of-focus area in a photo. It\u2019s most noticeable in how specular highlights and point lights are rendered, but it\u2019s present everywhere.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_to_Pronounce_%E2%80%9CBokeh%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>How to Pronounce \u201cBokeh\u201d<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Pronounced \u201cboh-keh,\u201d this term comes from the Japanese word \u201cboke,\u201d which means something close to blur or haze, although it\u2019s a lot more nuanced than that. In 1997, the \u201ch\u201d was added by <em>Photo Techniques<\/em> editor, Mike Johnston, so the written form more closely resembled the pronunciation.<\/p>\n<p>There\u2019s equal stress on both syllables\u2014it\u2019s not \u201cboke\u201d (rhyming with poke) or \u201cboh-kee.\u201d \u201cBoh-kay\u201d is pretty close as, like every language, Japanese also has regional variations. You can check out <a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Y0Brf2l8Ysc\">this video<\/a> to hear the right (and just about every wrong) way to say bokeh.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Depth_of_Field_and_Bokeh\"><\/span>Depth of Field and Bokeh<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_692233\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-692233 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/xMG_0263-Edit-Edit.jpg.pagespeed.gp+jp+jw+pj+ws+js+rj+rp+rw+ri+cp+md.ic.CS6VPXdR1Y.jpg\" alt=\"A portrait of a woman wearing a coat with a fur-lined hood in which the background is blurred.\" width=\"650\" height=\"433\" data-crediturl=\"http:\/\/snapsure.app\" data-credittext=\"Harry Guinness\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The bokeh is in the background of this portrait. <span class=\"imagecredit\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/snapsure.app\">Harry Guinness<\/a><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Bokeh is really a subjective quality judgment of the objectively out-of-focus areas of an image. An image in which the out-of-focus areas look good and add to the aesthetic is said to have \u201cgood bokeh.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>An image in which the out-of-focus area distracts or detracts from the aesthetic can be said to have \u201cbad bokeh.\u201d Again, though, because this is subjective, people might disagree on whether a photo has good or bad bokeh.<\/p>\n<p>Because bokeh is only relevant when large portions of an image are out of focus, it\u2019s usually associated with photography in which a shallow depth of field is desired, like portrait or some wildlife photography. It\u2019s also associated with\u00a0macro and sports photography because it can be a side effect of the gear or circumstances.<\/p>\n<p>Of course, an image shot for any style of photography can have bokeh. We\u2019ll get more into bokeh quality later, but for now, let\u2019s talk about depth of field.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_692234\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-692234 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/xdepthoffield.jpg.pagespeed.gp+jp+jw+pj+ws+js+rj+rp+rw+ri+cp+md.ic.pUk3_Y_8nW.jpg\" alt=\"A portrait of a woman on the left, with a small depth of field, and a skier going down a mountain on the right, with a large depth of field.\" width=\"650\" height=\"433\" data-crediturl=\"http:\/\/snapsure.app\" data-credittext=\"Harry Guinness\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"imagecredit\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/snapsure.app\">Harry Guinness<\/a><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The depth of field is the amount of the focal plane that\u2019s acceptably sharp to the viewer. It\u2019s what determines what is in or out of focus in an image. In an image with a shallow depth of field, like the portrait on the left above, only a small part (in this case, just a few millimeters) of the focal plane is in focus. You\u2019ll notice that even the model\u2019s ears are slightly blurred.<\/p>\n<p>In an image with a large depth of field, like the photo on the right above, everything is in focus. The depth of field is affected by the focal length of the lens, the aperture to which the lens is set, the distance the subject is from the camera, and the size of the camera sensor.<\/p>\n<p>What matters for bokeh isn\u2019t so much that images have out-of-focus areas, but rather, how they\u2019re rendered. When something falls outside the depth of field, instead of being reproduced exactly on the camera sensor, it\u2019s reproduced as a blurry circle.<\/p>\n<p>This phenomenon is called a \u201c<a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Circle_of_confusion\">circle of confusion<\/a>.\u201d It\u2019s most <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>arent with point light sources, which is why lights and other specular highlights are so visible when they\u2019re out of focus.<\/p>\n<p>However, like everything to do with optics, there\u2019s a little more nuance to it than that. Point light sources are only theoretically rendered as circles. How they actually appear is determined by the design and construction of the lens. So, that\u2019s also what determines the bokeh quality.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Factors_That_Affect_Bokeh\"><\/span>Factors That Affect Bokeh<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Several lens design elements affect how bokeh appears. The first is the number of aperture blades in the lens. Those with fewer aperture blades will render more polygonal circles of confusion. For example, a lens with seven aperture blades produces heptagons, while a lens with nine (or more) produces more rounded bokeh.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_692236\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-692236 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/heptagons.jpg\" alt=\"A cocktail glass on a bar with polygonal bokeh in the middle. \" width=\"650\" height=\"433\" data-crediturl=\"http:\/\/snapsure.app\" data-credittext=\"Harry Guinness\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Note the polygonal bokeh in the circle. <span class=\"imagecredit\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/snapsure.app\">Harry Guinness<\/a><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The aperture of the lens also affects bokeh. A wider aperture will produce bigger, rounder bokeh. At narrower apertures, the shape of the iris is more defined, whether it be a circle or a polygon, and the circles of confusion will be smaller.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_692237\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-692237 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/x20170503_simba-sunset_IMG_9474.jpg.pagespeed.gp+jp+jw+pj+ws+js+rj+rp+rw+ri+cp+md.ic.SyfYpk5ZsX.jpg\" alt=\"A dog rolling in sand on the beach.\" width=\"650\" height=\"433\" data-crediturl=\"http:\/\/snapsure.app\" data-credittext=\"Harry Guinness\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Shot wide open at f\/5.6 with a consumer zoom lens, the bokeh is less pronounced here. <span class=\"imagecredit\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/snapsure.app\">Harry Guinness<\/a><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Spherical_aberration\">Spherical aberration<\/a> is present in all photographic lenses. The steps you take to correct for it also affect the bokeh of an image. A lens that heavily corrects for spherical aberration will have circles of confusion that are brighter around the outside than in the middle, which is called the \u201csoap bubble\u201d effect. A lens that corrects less for spherical aberration will have the opposite effect: circles of confusion with bright centers and faded edges.<\/p>\n<p>The angle at which light enters the lens also affects bokeh. Toward the edge of an image, circles of confusion are often rendered more as ellipses than circles, which is called a \u201ccat\u2019s eye\u201d effect. With some lenses, the cat\u2019s eye effect is so heavy, the bokeh looks like it\u2019s swirling in a circle.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Good_Bokeh_Bad_Bokeh_Ugly_Bokeh\"><\/span>Good Bokeh, Bad Bokeh, Ugly Bokeh<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>It\u2019s probably pretty clear by now, but photographers have gone crazy deep on bokeh. There\u2019s a lot of discussion over what makes good or bad bokeh, but there are a few points worth stressing.<\/p>\n<p>Bokeh is a subjective judgment of quality about the objectively out-of-focus areas of an image. Good bokeh doesn\u2019t necessarily make a good photo. A boring subject with pleasing bokeh will still make a boring photo, the out-of-focus areas will just look decent.<\/p>\n<p>Avoid always using the widest aperture just to chase bokeh, thinking it will improve your images\u2014there\u2019s a lot more to it than that.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_692242\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-692242 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/xIMG_5977.jpg.pagespeed.gp+jp+jw+pj+ws+js+rj+rp+rw+ri+cp+md.ic.d9I9Xf8pLr.jpg\" alt=\"A black and white portrait of a woman with background bokeh.\" width=\"650\" height=\"433\" data-crediturl=\"http:\/\/snapsure.app\" data-credittext=\"Harry Guinness\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"imagecredit\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/snapsure.app\">Harry Guinness<\/a><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The photographer is what makes bokeh good or bad. Some people hate the soap bubble effect, while others buy lenses specifically to create it. <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/general\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"3\" title=\"General\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">General<\/a>ly, though, smooth, circular bokeh is considered better looking because it\u2019s the least likely to distract from the subject.<\/p>\n<p>In our opinion, the image above has what we consider good bokeh, while the image below has bad. The out-of-focus areas are just too textured and eye-catching, and the soap bubble effect is very in-your-face.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_692239\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-692239 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/xmaksym-zakharyak-FNeU95sOjY8-unsplash.jpg.pagespeed.gp+jp+jw+pj+ws+js+rj+rp+rw+ri+cp+md.ic.CIav7-qine.jpg\" alt=\"A portrait of someone with bad, distracting background bokeh.\" width=\"650\" height=\"433\" data-crediturl=\"https:\/\/unsplash.com\/photos\/FNeU95sOjY8\" data-credittext=\"Maksym Zakharyak\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"imagecredit\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/unsplash.com\/photos\/FNeU95sOjY8\">Maksym Zakharyak<\/a><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Capturing_Bokeh_in_Your_Images\"><\/span>Capturing Bokeh in Your Images<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>While we don\u2019t generally recommend just taking photos of blurry backgrounds (it\u2019s a bit of a clich\u00e9 at this point). There are some things you can do if you want to increase the quality of the bokeh in your images or, at least, have more creative control over it.<\/p>\n<p>Using a prime lens with a wide maximum aperture\u00a0tends to give you more pleasing bokeh than consumer zoom lenses, especially if they\u2019ve been designed for portrait or macro photography.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_692245\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-692245 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/loreli-swan-1-441-Edit.jpg\" alt=\"A portrait of a woman in a tunnel with a blurred background.\" width=\"650\" height=\"433\" data-crediturl=\"http:\/\/snapsure.app\" data-credittext=\"Harry Guinness\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"imagecredit\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/snapsure.app\">Harry Guinness<\/a><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Shoot at the widest aperture possible that still keeps your subject fully in focus. Sometimes, that means wide open, but others, you\u2019ll need to use a slightly narrower aperture to get everything you want sharp.<\/p>\n<p>Think about your background, too. Point lights and bright specular highlights (like raindrops reflected off of leaves) provide the most defined bokeh, while dark shadows tend to render indistinctly.<\/p>\n<p>Also, if you make the distance between your subject and background as large as possible, this gives you the blurriest background, and thus, smoother bokeh. Longer telephoto lenses will also increase this effect, as long as you can maintain a good distance between the subject and background.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_692246\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-692246 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/x20161025_model_puppy_amsterdam_5D3_8755-Edit-2.jpg.pagespeed.gp+jp+jw+pj+ws+js+rj+rp+rw+ri+cp+md.ic.owf01xzy2B.jpg\" alt=\"A black and white portrait of a woman with a completely blurred background. \" width=\"650\" height=\"433\" data-crediturl=\"http:\/\/snapsure.app\" data-credittext=\"Harry Guinness\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"imagecredit\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/snapsure.app\">Harry Guinness<\/a><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>It\u2019s also important to learn how to accurately focus your camera. Some situations that lead to good bokeh are hard on your camera\u2019s autofocus system.<\/p>\n<p>Experiment and play around. Capturing good bokeh is one of those things you can really only learn by doing because it\u2019s subjective.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Why_Your_Smartphone_Has_to_Fake_Bokeh\"><\/span>Why Your Smartphone Has to Fake Bokeh<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_692240\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-692240 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/IMG_1647.jpg\" alt=\"A portrait of a man with fake bokeh in the background. \" width=\"650\" height=\"433\" data-crediturl=\"http:\/\/snapsure.app\" data-credittext=\"Harry Guinness\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"imagecredit\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/snapsure.app\">Harry Guinness<\/a><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Most modern smartphones have a portrait mode that, among other things, blurs backgrounds to emulate the bokeh of a wide-aperture lens. Whether the effect looks good or not is up to you, but why it has to be faked is interesting.<\/p>\n<p>Again, to achieve good bokeh, an image needs parts of the fore- or background to be out of focus. As we covered above, the aperture, focal length, and sensor size all affect the depth of field.<\/p>\n<p>While smartphone cameras have wide fixed apertures (often f\/1.8 or f\/2.0), the focal length of the lenses are really short (generally, between 2-6mm). Because they also have very small sensors, the crop factor means they have the same angle of view as that of wide-angle or normal lenses\u00a0on a full-frame DSLR.<\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s the catch, though: the crop factor only affects apparent field of view, not the depth of field. It\u2019s the actual focal length of the lens that matters, and on smartphones, the lenses have very short focal lengths. This, in turn, means there\u2019s a very large depth of field, and thus, no bokeh.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script>\n setTimeout(function(){\n  !function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s)\n  {if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod?\n  n.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)};\n  if(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;n.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version='2.0';\n  n.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0;\n  t.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\n  s.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s) } (window, document,'script',\n  'https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');\n   fbq('init', '335401813750447');\n   fbq('track', 'PageView');\n  },3000);\n<\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">For forums sites go to <span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"><a style=\"color: #ff9900;\" href=\"https:\/\/forum.buradabiliyorum.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Forum.BuradaBiliyorum.Com<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>If you want to read more like this article, you can visit our <span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"><a style=\"color: #ff9900;\" href=\"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/technology\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Technology category.<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"color: black;\"><a style=\"color: #ff9900;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/692231\/what-is-%E2%80%9Cbokeh%E2%80%9D-in-photography-and-how-do-you-create-it\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Source<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;#What Is Bokeh in Photography, and How Do You Create It?&#8221; Harry Guinness Bokeh is a term photographers throw around a lot. 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