@kingkwaan That was a Christmas tree about 10 feet behind the jar. I might have used the burn tool in photoshop to get it completely black but I can't remember.
One need not shoot at F1.8 or F1.4 for Bokeh, as this gives extreme bokeh. Even at F2.8, F3.5, one can get it. Bokeh depends upon the focus length of the lens (longer is better), F Stop (more open is better), distance to subject (closer is better) and distance of background (further is better). Also the number of the blades of aperture diaphragm (7 or more is more creamy, less blades > starry). From an amateur shooter..... most important is what is being achieved, the concept, the frame filling.
@herry870 It won't be as good as a 50+mm, but it should still get the job done. Test the lens if you are thinking about buying it. Also remember to get as close to your subject as possible to enhance the effect
I want to start shooting better bokeh. I can get the new tamron 70-300 for a really good price (special opportunity) or the 50mm 1.8d which is really cheap. Which would you recommend for a better bokeh?
@skipperliviu I don't focus on buying new gear, but rather generating new ideas. I'm totally content with upgrading my equipment progressively as I see fit, and not spending thousands of dollars prematurely. You are totally right though, a full frame DSLR with an 85mm f1.4 or a 200mm f2.8 lens on it would produce a higher quality, more dramatic look.
@skipperliviu: Knowledge is the key dude, not only "FutureSpecialExtremeHighEndSuperDuperNovaEquipment". We got good technics, but we need better ideas for creative pics... Think about it. Bruce Lee would say: Be water my friend ;) So what does this means?
A smart, experienced guy with "just" a ...let me say... 450D could make better pics than a dumbass with a 5D Mark II. And do you know why? Just because he loves what he´s doin´ ...Peace ;)
I applaud you for intentionally mispronouncing BOKEH because I came here for a photography lesson and not an english to japanese lesson for the photo fanboys!
As others have said, bokeh is a Japanese word (ボケ - bow-kay). In Japanese it sounds exactly the same as bouquet, as in a bouquet of flowers. Though I suppose imported words get their own (mis)pronunciation in various languages. As long as the meaning is communicated, maybe it's no big deal. :)
Hmmm... I enjoyed the video, and I'll be looking at the others.
Personally, I don't care how you pronounce Bokeh, or if you were correct/incorrect to call it a technique, or what some person imagines Ansel Adams, Henri Cartier Bresson,Steve Mccurry[sic], and "...all other important photographers...", did or did not have available to them during their beginning in photography... I appreciate the time and effort you put into this tutorial.
Stopped watching after you called "bokeh" a "technique", which instantly communicated you're ignorance. Bokeh is a subjective aesthetic value describing the out of focus parts of an image with a shallow depth of field. You can gave "good" or "bad" bokeh, "nice" "glowing" or you can say things like "creamy bokeh" or even "harsh bokeh shape" but it is NOT a "technique".
Just so you know, the pronunciation is bo-kay. The word is Japanese and they pronounce it Bo-kay. Imagine how we act when they screw up our words. Great video though and very informative.
@WarmothStrat Close but not quite right! See Martin Bailey Podcast #181 on iTunes library. He is a photographer who has lived in Japan for 16 years and speaks fluent Japanese. This particular podcast is solely about the pronunciation of the word "Bokeh" and what it means.
He explains that it is pronounced "Boh" as in "bottle" and "Keh" as in "kettle" (spoken with English accent NOT American).
@simonsgl Nice, I've been living in Japan for 21 years, married to a Japanese and also speak Japanese fluently. I put it out there like that as an easy way for people to read it. Also, it is not pronounced anything like bottle, at least not the American pronunciation of bottle. If it was, it would be spelled "Ba" in romaji. It's an O sound like "ocean". I am looking forward to listening to this podcast.
@WarmothStrat well there you go then, thats the thing... introducing a US accent into a Japanese word means its not quite right! Thats the whole meaning of "fluent"... no foreign accent!
Ansel Adams, Henri Cartier Bresson, Steve Mccurry and all other important photographers didn't have tutorials explaining how to take pictures, they just shot what felt right to them, and so they developed their own style. So my message to you is: stop copying and pasting the way of shooting that those "how-to" videos teach, set your mind free to experiment new techniques. Anybody can mount a camera to a tripod and press a button, what really makes the difference is the perspective of the artist.
@felipe200794 "oh ... BULL to that. They developed their own styles, but most experts or skilled people throughout history still had tutorials. It was opinions shared or learned in their times. Even old military Generals had their styles, but learned the basics. So your barking does not make sense.
@felipe200794 And think, if they had tutorials where they could learn things they didn't know or things they could appropriate, rather than copy as you say, where they'd stand today. How many more famous pictures they had. It's not here do this, it's here's and idea go be creative.
@felipe200794 Sorry that's a silly argument. I see what you're trying to say - it's the creative eye, the ability to develop one's own style that matters. Yet it helps to know how your camera works, to learn some basic techniques that you can then use to develop your own style, to play and experiment. When you are out there, see a good scene but don't know how to make the best use of your camera, your shot might just end up being mediocre.
@felipe200794 At the same time, knowing about things like Bokeh and how to get it may allow you to take capture scenes that you otherwise wouldn't. So yeah, tutorials are only a small part of learning photography, and you still need practice, practice and practice. But they're not pointless, I think.
@22soultaker Switch it out of "green" mode and into Av. Crank the little dial on the top to the left as far as you can go, that will be your widest aperature (smallest F stop number). Focus on your subject and click. Your background will be more blurry. To compare, crank the dial the other way to a small aperature (big number) and the background will be in focus. You'll need more light or slower shutter for that.
@PhotoExtremist It's actually the term given to the quality of blurriness or the out of focus shapes. You would say different lenses have different bokeh...it's like, every lens has it's own style of background blur.
Hey really nice tutorial here, and for everybody here thats correcting him.. you are all wrong because Photoextremist here is right. it is called Bokeh, it came from the chinese word "boke" which means fuzziness or dizziness :)
@PhotoExtremist It's an aesthetic feature on an image, just another term for the out-of-focus blur of an image. It's not a technique, just a "side effect" of shooting with less depth-of-field in mind. You're just describing ways to make it more pronounced. Which is cool, and I'm not bashing you or anything, just saying.
@llleolllolll Yeah, that is what Bokeh is - therefore a perfect way of describing what the technique is, thus calling it Bokeh. Don't get all smart-ass with this guy, he's legit.
@FeelingGoodFilms bokeh is in every photo, sometimes its looking better sometimes it looks crappy. In some shots you create the bokeh in some its just there.
@bodytemple Yes, video is just a series of pictures played very quickly. If he had hit record he would have ended up with the same result (but a video instead). It's not so much lighting as much as it's choosing a background for your subject that has hard highlights. Like if you go outside and the sun is shining, if there are bushes in the background with intense highlights, they'll flare up into circles as you put your subject in focus. The "circles are the "bokeh", or out of focus blur.
hi there..im just a newbie in photography, i owned a nikon d3100, im only using a kit lens. do u think i can achieved this kind of effect? if not , what lens should i buy.. thank u in advance... love the shots btw...=)
Basically I have a Nikon DSLR that came with a kit lens 18-105mm with it's lowest aperture setting being f3.5 .. anytime I try to get this affect using christmas lights (not necessarily with any in focus object in the foreground) it does not work.. it just looks like blurry little lights, but no where as big as the bokeh you've shown. What am I doing wrong? how far should i zoom in/out & how far should i stand away from the light with the camera? thank you
Try this first look on your lens to see what the minimum focus distance is, let's say its 1 meter. First you want to do is set up a foreground subject that's about 8-9 feet in front of the lights you want to photograph for the bokeh effect. Next place your camera on a tripod, the minimum distance from the foreground element set it for the largest aperture , which will likely be F 5.5 on your lens. Then remove the foreground object and take a picture.
If the lights aren't as big as you'd like start over but move the foreground subject closer.
Its important to remember that Film/sensor plain to subject, subject to background lens focal length, aperture and even sensor/film size all effect what falls in and out of focus in an images which is why Macro images that they're often shot at F 32-F45 and portraits/head shots that are take at F-8 or F-11 can have nice smooth Bokeh
I think this video could have been more simpler....and the right way to say BOKEH is Bo-Kay. You say Bo-Kaa and a Japanese person like myself would laugh at you every time.
@PhotoExtremist watch most Japanese/Chinese photographyblogs on youtube and you'll hear it pronounced bow-keh (similar to when you say hey to someone but with less emphasis on the 'h') and never boc-key, boo-kay, bow-ka lol :D
@PhotoExtremist it was written in the roman alphabet as bokeh, but the "e" sound in Japanese is closest the english "ay". The 'H" is the added at the end to show that the word has 2 syllables instead of being "boke", like "spoke".
source: Wikipedia
[e̞] This is a pure e, unlike the English "ay", which is a diphthong.
An example. [ple̞ː] 'play' is similar the the "eh" in "bokeh".
Think if it as "bowquet", like bow + the quet from "Bouquet" of flowers.
@LAtrailers I would get a 50mm 1.8 lens, its a great little lens even if you aren't doing shots like this, great in low light. I'm guessing if you're using the 18-55 kit lens that's the only one you have, so the 50 1.8 makes for a really good second lens. Cheap too, in fact I think it's the cheapest lens Canon makes.
So you don't necessarily need it, but you should get it!
totally off topic but my sister has the same dining room chairs! which i thought was neat since they were bought as an antique lol. beautiful finished photo though! i love bokeh
Hi, Why didn't say anything about the inverted 50mm lens on your camera? Isn't that why the aperture setting was shown as '--' and you said it was set on 1.4? You always get better 'out of focus' in such settings.
how did you get the shots where its dark and just shows the jar and the light ?
kingkwaan 1 day ago
@kingkwaan That was a Christmas tree about 10 feet behind the jar. I might have used the burn tool in photoshop to get it completely black but I can't remember.
PhotoExtremist 1 day ago
@PhotoExtremist right right ok cool im just going online to figure out more idea for my photography... im just starting to get serious
kingkwaan 1 day ago
bokeh means : fussy
hanzeln 1 day ago
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kingkwaan 1 day ago
One need not shoot at F1.8 or F1.4 for Bokeh, as this gives extreme bokeh. Even at F2.8, F3.5, one can get it. Bokeh depends upon the focus length of the lens (longer is better), F Stop (more open is better), distance to subject (closer is better) and distance of background (further is better). Also the number of the blades of aperture diaphragm (7 or more is more creamy, less blades > starry). From an amateur shooter..... most important is what is being achieved, the concept, the frame filling.
BubblesPothowari 2 days ago 3
@BubblesPothowari Very useful comment here - thanks! :)
PhotoExtremist 2 days ago
Hey, what type of 50mm lens did you have. It looked odd. but great video btw :)
TebowINTheMAKING 2 days ago
what is that light you use ? i want one
snibblexx 3 days ago
Not bad. Me gusta)
pizYes 4 days ago
They used this effect in Immortals
JoshuaWGLloyd 4 days ago
can i use lens sigma 30mm f1.4 for this ?
herry870 5 days ago
@herry870 It won't be as good as a 50+mm, but it should still get the job done. Test the lens if you are thinking about buying it. Also remember to get as close to your subject as possible to enhance the effect
PhotoExtremist 5 days ago
very good example, thanks!
I want to start shooting better bokeh. I can get the new tamron 70-300 for a really good price (special opportunity) or the 50mm 1.8d which is really cheap. Which would you recommend for a better bokeh?
moonfiber 1 week ago
Hey Dude, is that your apartment or the basement? Kiddin´ ... :D
>> Good work dude, keep on running!
DimiWayne 1 week ago
Boooooookeeeeehhh !!!! That´s the CORRECT accent :D
DimiWayne 1 week ago
bokah? xD
waldomarek 1 week ago
I have Nikon DX 18-55mm so what aperture should I keep? In short what settings should I keep?
moonprincess4uuu 1 week ago
I did it!! Thank you so much!
KoolKaren1986 1 week ago
I like the ending song, reminds me of nirvana :D
esmoroNET 1 week ago
First of all Get a Full Frame camera and a 2.8 or 1.4 lens lik 85mm and youll get much better!!
not that 6.3 tamron that losses light!!
skipperliviu 1 week ago
@skipperliviu I don't focus on buying new gear, but rather generating new ideas. I'm totally content with upgrading my equipment progressively as I see fit, and not spending thousands of dollars prematurely. You are totally right though, a full frame DSLR with an 85mm f1.4 or a 200mm f2.8 lens on it would produce a higher quality, more dramatic look.
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@skipperliviu: Knowledge is the key dude, not only "FutureSpecialExtremeHighEndSuperDuperNovaEquipment". We got good technics, but we need better ideas for creative pics... Think about it. Bruce Lee would say: Be water my friend ;) So what does this means?
A smart, experienced guy with "just" a ...let me say... 450D could make better pics than a dumbass with a 5D Mark II. And do you know why? Just because he loves what he´s doin´ ...Peace ;)
DimiWayne 1 week ago
@skipperliviu lol owned
Aburke2010 1 week ago
bokeh sounds like cow in spanish o.o
CossMyNameStephanie 1 week ago
Longest fingers i've seen since E.T.
Stains87 1 week ago
Awesome... just tried this but need more practice. Thanks so much.
DonnieEugeneReed 1 week ago
how did you record the video?
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TheOfficalMix 1 week ago
If I focus on my schlong will my balls be bokeh ?
MistahWagwan 2 weeks ago
@MistahWagwan That really depends on how well fed it is.
EPR89 1 week ago
Nice message tone hhahahha
CurlzMurray 2 weeks ago
Nice tutorial
FirebrandNIRE 2 weeks ago
I applaud you for intentionally mispronouncing BOKEH because I came here for a photography lesson and not an english to japanese lesson for the photo fanboys!
blaquechylde 2 weeks ago
Can you apply boken on a video?
Rinelly9 3 weeks ago
As others have said, bokeh is a Japanese word (ボケ - bow-kay). In Japanese it sounds exactly the same as bouquet, as in a bouquet of flowers. Though I suppose imported words get their own (mis)pronunciation in various languages. As long as the meaning is communicated, maybe it's no big deal. :)
davidbcalhoun 3 weeks ago
It's the 3rd one, the last one you suggested. before you snickered...Bokeh! It also could mean you fool!!!
alethes 3 weeks ago
it's BOKEH! it's a japanese word that means blur
1989kimimaro 3 weeks ago 7
@ PhotoExtremist Can this be done using a Canon 50mm f1.8 ?
MadStylezuk 3 weeks ago
@MadStylezuk yes of course, canon vs nikon brands does not matter at all
PhotoExtremist 3 weeks ago
@MadStylezuk 50mm 1.8 is great for bokeh
ozstriker1984 2 weeks ago
@MadStylezuk I use Canon 50mm f1.8 and this effect is pretty sweet on that lens and its very cheap compared to 1.2 50 mm.
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MadStylezuk 3 weeks ago
awesome thanks for the lesson!
chrystalsin 3 weeks ago
Young, Wild and Free instrumental went really well behind this video. Consider it. ;)
rHennessTV 3 weeks ago
Always doing great vids bro.. thanks for your time and effort in these videos.....
Tron.
TronTonics 3 weeks ago
Hmmm... I enjoyed the video, and I'll be looking at the others.
Personally, I don't care how you pronounce Bokeh, or if you were correct/incorrect to call it a technique, or what some person imagines Ansel Adams, Henri Cartier Bresson,Steve Mccurry[sic], and "...all other important photographers...", did or did not have available to them during their beginning in photography... I appreciate the time and effort you put into this tutorial.
Thanks! :)
wsmac7 3 weeks ago
Stopped watching after you called "bokeh" a "technique", which instantly communicated you're ignorance. Bokeh is a subjective aesthetic value describing the out of focus parts of an image with a shallow depth of field. You can gave "good" or "bad" bokeh, "nice" "glowing" or you can say things like "creamy bokeh" or even "harsh bokeh shape" but it is NOT a "technique".
PLEASE stop spreading ignorance.
Blunty3000 4 weeks ago
@Blunty3000 Better check your grammar before attempting to be a smart.
DhasseLOL 3 weeks ago
you can't "make" bokeh. the effect is just shallow depth of field. the bokeh is the quality of the blurs of the out of focus. hope this helps :)
RenatusMusic 4 weeks ago
On the first shot, did you use the 18-200mm tamron? if so, is the lens any good?
Thanks!
DeadPxle 4 weeks ago
@simonsgl Actually, that was so people could read it.
WarmothStrat 4 weeks ago
can i shoot this with a standard kit lens 18-55 with a 3.5 aperture? LOL
LesBaer619 1 month ago
I pronounce bokeh the same way you do. I learned that from a friend who is a photographer, so I think a lot of people pronounce it that way. :)
thelossofblair140 1 month ago
Did I hear an ocean liner at 0:35 ?!?
fishsponge 1 month ago
Thank you PhotoExtremist, you are amazing !
KeloSielmeth 1 month ago
Just so you know, the pronunciation is bo-kay. The word is Japanese and they pronounce it Bo-kay. Imagine how we act when they screw up our words. Great video though and very informative.
WarmothStrat 1 month ago
@WarmothStrat Close but not quite right! See Martin Bailey Podcast #181 on iTunes library. He is a photographer who has lived in Japan for 16 years and speaks fluent Japanese. This particular podcast is solely about the pronunciation of the word "Bokeh" and what it means.
He explains that it is pronounced "Boh" as in "bottle" and "Keh" as in "kettle" (spoken with English accent NOT American).
simonsgl 1 month ago
@simonsgl Nice, I've been living in Japan for 21 years, married to a Japanese and also speak Japanese fluently. I put it out there like that as an easy way for people to read it. Also, it is not pronounced anything like bottle, at least not the American pronunciation of bottle. If it was, it would be spelled "Ba" in romaji. It's an O sound like "ocean". I am looking forward to listening to this podcast.
WarmothStrat 1 month ago
@simonsgl Just listened to the podcast, exactly the same as I was saying, with my American English, not the mother tongue.
WarmothStrat 1 month ago
@WarmothStrat well there you go then, thats the thing... introducing a US accent into a Japanese word means its not quite right! Thats the whole meaning of "fluent"... no foreign accent!
simonsgl 4 weeks ago
You inspire me. Your so pro
ch349 1 month ago
how much does the camera you're using cost bro?
And I got a Nikon L120 for christmas, can have no attachments for it. Can I get anything like these results with it?
umJ18 1 month ago
What's the exposure setting if I may ask, the +/-?
kickople990 1 month ago
I WANT THAT CAMERA! :D
KokiStar11 1 month ago
The last pronunciation of Boke was correct. FYI it's Japanese
tokagerous 1 month ago
hi can any one tell me how to get blurry background picture form sony cybershot dsc w 570 please
assasin8008 1 month ago
Can you shoot a bokeh with a f: 2 above lens?
TheTechnoland 1 month ago
Ansel Adams, Henri Cartier Bresson, Steve Mccurry and all other important photographers didn't have tutorials explaining how to take pictures, they just shot what felt right to them, and so they developed their own style. So my message to you is: stop copying and pasting the way of shooting that those "how-to" videos teach, set your mind free to experiment new techniques. Anybody can mount a camera to a tripod and press a button, what really makes the difference is the perspective of the artist.
felipe200794 1 month ago 30
@felipe200794 photography isn't skillful.
JGByron 1 month ago
@JGByron It sure can be,If you want to get a point and shoot or shoot "auto" all the time then your statement is true.
Zorack10 1 month ago
@felipe200794 "oh ... BULL to that. They developed their own styles, but most experts or skilled people throughout history still had tutorials. It was opinions shared or learned in their times. Even old military Generals had their styles, but learned the basics. So your barking does not make sense.
TallTreesClub 3 weeks ago
@felipe200794 And think, if they had tutorials where they could learn things they didn't know or things they could appropriate, rather than copy as you say, where they'd stand today. How many more famous pictures they had. It's not here do this, it's here's and idea go be creative.
OhMyKromi 2 weeks ago
@felipe200794 You're right felipe, but these tricks just help you using better your camera. And after that you can shoot your own style!
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@felipe200794 Sorry that's a silly argument. I see what you're trying to say - it's the creative eye, the ability to develop one's own style that matters. Yet it helps to know how your camera works, to learn some basic techniques that you can then use to develop your own style, to play and experiment. When you are out there, see a good scene but don't know how to make the best use of your camera, your shot might just end up being mediocre.
antipattern 1 week ago
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@antipattern And this
Pomykalsdj20 1 week ago
@felipe200794 At the same time, knowing about things like Bokeh and how to get it may allow you to take capture scenes that you otherwise wouldn't. So yeah, tutorials are only a small part of learning photography, and you still need practice, practice and practice. But they're not pointless, I think.
antipattern 1 week ago 2
@antipattern This
Pomykalsdj20 1 week ago
What if i dont have aprofessional camara ... can i make with photoshop something like this ?
Itsme5219 1 month ago
thanks Evan!
abasfida 1 month ago
can i make this with canon powershot sx30 ?
breathless474 1 month ago
Nicely done, Evan! One question; what lights did you use through the umbrella? Thanks in advance!
abasfida 1 month ago
@abasfida photogenic studio max iii
PhotoExtremist 1 month ago
fucking awesome man
totally loved it
simpsonsheeja 1 month ago
Thank you very much for taking the time and trouble to make and post this video!
sukangeong 1 month ago
BOKEH! lol digital rev
Mr8Sk8 1 month ago
Why you shoot in Fine jpg ?
xderdevil 1 month ago
@xderdevil cuz i felt like it at the time
PhotoExtremist 1 month ago 11
@PhotoExtremist no seriously , is there a difference between good , normal , and fine jpg ?
xderdevil 1 month ago
i tried to use my canon 50 mm 1.4 with only one lamp. I cant get the dark side just like you did with your 1.8..
usaly125 1 month ago
Bokehlisious!
TheDrugEffect 1 month ago
Freakin sweet! im just about to go try this right now!
nigz55 1 month ago
i have a connon rebel just bought it. Its a TS. I cant figure out how to do this. It keeps automatically focusing it.
22soultaker 1 month ago
@22soultaker Switch it out of "green" mode and into Av. Crank the little dial on the top to the left as far as you can go, that will be your widest aperature (smallest F stop number). Focus on your subject and click. Your background will be more blurry. To compare, crank the dial the other way to a small aperature (big number) and the background will be in focus. You'll need more light or slower shutter for that.
blackninja650 1 month ago
Beautiful man ;)
thewelsho 1 month ago
Did you edit the photo with photoshop so that the background is absolute black?
BlazingIced 1 month ago
it has no nuts ctfu
brickbandits09 1 month ago
are you shooting with a nikon d50 by any chance?
Noitora22 1 month ago 4
@Noitora22 correct
PhotoExtremist 1 month ago 4
@PhotoExtremist Would it be possible to do this with a Canon Powershot ELPH 300 HS? These are the specs:
snapsort (dot) com/cameras/Canon-ELPH-300HS-specs
Symph909 1 month ago
Can you tell me the name of the song you use at the end?
Itandiki 1 month ago
it's pronounced BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO-KEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEH
Shibamobobo 1 month ago
This is too extreme for my meager skills...
Revanchist12 1 month ago
@PhotoExtremist and one thing i got to add: You are using bokeh to create a interesting shot, but the technique isnt called bokeh.
llleolllolll 1 month ago
@PhotoExtremist It's actually the term given to the quality of blurriness or the out of focus shapes. You would say different lenses have different bokeh...it's like, every lens has it's own style of background blur.
matrixboy4787 1 month ago
cool design ideas~ the easy way with maximum results~ thanks for sharing~
ayahyaweb 1 month ago
cna u only do this with a professional camera like yours PLZ RESPOND!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
arianaheart 2 months ago
This is awesome! I will definitely be trying this.
dollstarstudios 2 months ago in playlist T2i tutorials
Cool I love photography
StardollMakeupAdvice 2 months ago
@PhotoExtremist high aperture...
Coldbeeflover 2 months ago
wow nice !
xhappynickx 2 months ago
I can get those lights at any store??? I went to the porn shop and they didnt have any!!! :(
grocer3 2 months ago
that's a really creative shot. have the OOF lights look like they're coming out of the jar. mind if i steal your idea?
vehlajatt22 2 months ago
@PhotoExtremist I guess technically it would be called an effect, but to correct someone about it is petty. Good tutorials.
WhiteBeltAcademy 2 months ago
Hey really nice tutorial here, and for everybody here thats correcting him.. you are all wrong because Photoextremist here is right. it is called Bokeh, it came from the chinese word "boke" which means fuzziness or dizziness :)
TheWACKgroup 2 months ago
@PhotoExtremist its an effect
MrSyaoran74 2 months ago
@PhotoExtremist It's an aesthetic feature on an image, just another term for the out-of-focus blur of an image. It's not a technique, just a "side effect" of shooting with less depth-of-field in mind. You're just describing ways to make it more pronounced. Which is cool, and I'm not bashing you or anything, just saying.
rsmith1240 2 months ago
@PhotoExtremist bokeh is a description for the out of focus areas in a photo which is affected by the lens.
llleolllolll 2 months ago
@llleolllolll Yeah, that is what Bokeh is - therefore a perfect way of describing what the technique is, thus calling it Bokeh. Don't get all smart-ass with this guy, he's legit.
FeelingGoodFilms 2 months ago
@FeelingGoodFilms bokeh is in every photo, sometimes its looking better sometimes it looks crappy. In some shots you create the bokeh in some its just there.
llleolllolll 2 months ago
@PhotoExtremist As a camera noob. I assume its a type/technique such as water color for painting.
itsmeTIBOR 2 months ago
bokeh isnt a technique
llleolllolll 2 months ago
Good instructional video - you did a great job ! Your presentation was simple and very easy to follow. Can't wait to try it.
PHOTOXITY 2 months ago
This is one of the best tutorials that I could find.
Thank you c:
cuethesolareclipsee 2 months ago
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Why are some people pronounce "bokeh" like you do? I dont get it. There's no "a" in bokeh.
7dustakpno1 2 months ago
Could u do this with video, if so what would be the lighting set up for both subject n bokeh target
bodytemple 2 months ago
@bodytemple exactly the same stuff with video or a regular camera
PhotoExtremist 2 months ago
@bodytemple Yes, video is just a series of pictures played very quickly. If he had hit record he would have ended up with the same result (but a video instead). It's not so much lighting as much as it's choosing a background for your subject that has hard highlights. Like if you go outside and the sun is shining, if there are bushes in the background with intense highlights, they'll flare up into circles as you put your subject in focus. The "circles are the "bokeh", or out of focus blur.
rsmith1240 2 months ago
i want to take pictures of bokeh but i cant coz i dont have a camera :(
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@PhotoExtremist you seem pretty dedicated ;)
sf200425997 2 months ago
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sf200425997 2 months ago
Simple enough. Thanks!
spikedupleo 2 months ago
Is your camera better than the d3100?
munchbox1995 2 months ago
Shutter-speed "twave of a second" ?
DaveMcIroy 2 months ago
@Smileface5 Troll?
qwerty123454321666 2 months ago
@qwerty123454321666 Excuse me?
Smileface5 2 months ago
You are a skinny arrogant man but MY god you can take smooth bokeh.
qwerty123454321666 2 months ago
hi there..im just a newbie in photography, i owned a nikon d3100, im only using a kit lens. do u think i can achieved this kind of effect? if not , what lens should i buy.. thank u in advance... love the shots btw...=)
meowx0x 2 months ago
HI! CAN SOMEONE PLEASE ANSWER THIS?!
Basically I have a Nikon DSLR that came with a kit lens 18-105mm with it's lowest aperture setting being f3.5 .. anytime I try to get this affect using christmas lights (not necessarily with any in focus object in the foreground) it does not work.. it just looks like blurry little lights, but no where as big as the bokeh you've shown. What am I doing wrong? how far should i zoom in/out & how far should i stand away from the light with the camera? thank you
kawaii63 2 months ago
@kawaii63
Try this first look on your lens to see what the minimum focus distance is, let's say its 1 meter. First you want to do is set up a foreground subject that's about 8-9 feet in front of the lights you want to photograph for the bokeh effect. Next place your camera on a tripod, the minimum distance from the foreground element set it for the largest aperture , which will likely be F 5.5 on your lens. Then remove the foreground object and take a picture.
Mcaryphoto 2 months ago
@kawaii63
If the lights aren't as big as you'd like start over but move the foreground subject closer.
Its important to remember that Film/sensor plain to subject, subject to background lens focal length, aperture and even sensor/film size all effect what falls in and out of focus in an images which is why Macro images that they're often shot at F 32-F45 and portraits/head shots that are take at F-8 or F-11 can have nice smooth Bokeh
Mcaryphoto 2 months ago
I think this video could have been more simpler....and the right way to say BOKEH is Bo-Kay. You say Bo-Kaa and a Japanese person like myself would laugh at you every time.
KBeOKEH 2 months ago 17
@KBeOKEH Nice username you have there, you seem pretty dedicated. Are you sure it is not bo-KEH? (bo as in bow, and keh as in kettle)
PhotoExtremist 2 months ago 14
@PhotoExtremist watch most Japanese/Chinese photographyblogs on youtube and you'll hear it pronounced bow-keh (similar to when you say hey to someone but with less emphasis on the 'h') and never boc-key, boo-kay, bow-ka lol :D
altern8ive 2 months ago
@PhotoExtremist it was written in the roman alphabet as bokeh, but the "e" sound in Japanese is closest the english "ay". The 'H" is the added at the end to show that the word has 2 syllables instead of being "boke", like "spoke".
source: Wikipedia
[e̞] This is a pure e, unlike the English "ay", which is a diphthong.
An example. [ple̞ː] 'play' is similar the the "eh" in "bokeh".
Think if it as "bowquet", like bow + the quet from "Bouquet" of flowers.
jonray107 1 month ago
@PhotoExtremist considering it's his language.. I think he would be correct haha.
GlobalTechhTV 1 month ago
@PhotoExtremist aaah pffrrt maybe it's a silent h like boke, as in poke?...
FIREHAWK1979 1 month ago
@KBeOKEH You say more simpler and YOU'RE correcting people? o.o
MCRCrazyFan1992 2 months ago
@KBeOKEH it does not matter how you pronounce it you dipshit, all that matters is the tutorial
xj0uun3dx 2 months ago
@KBeOKEH Well, you're stuck up. And it's not Bo-Kay. It's Bo-keh.
WhiteBeltAcademy 2 months ago
i always call it hookah
U3bElive 2 months ago
Hey, nice video! I have a Canon 18-55mm. Do you think I need a 50mm 1.8 lense?
LAtrailers 2 months ago
@LAtrailers I would get a 50mm 1.8 lens, its a great little lens even if you aren't doing shots like this, great in low light. I'm guessing if you're using the 18-55 kit lens that's the only one you have, so the 50 1.8 makes for a really good second lens. Cheap too, in fact I think it's the cheapest lens Canon makes.
So you don't necessarily need it, but you should get it!
TheEDWOULD 2 months ago
@TheEDWOULD Thanks!!
LAtrailers 2 months ago
this helped alot, thx dude.
Petdnoel 2 months ago
Please send me the music that plays at the end of an email really liked and the internet to find Couldn ((((((
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yanivgames 2 months ago
awesome pictures. can be used as advertisement.
StingRayINC 2 months ago
see? no nuts!
RedAndBlackPacman 2 months ago
AWESOME!! BOKEH or BOKEH?
BobZOMG84 2 months ago
@BobZOMG84 BOKEH
PhotoExtremist 2 months ago 17
I really want a DSLR :(
LXBD 2 months ago
totally off topic but my sister has the same dining room chairs! which i thought was neat since they were bought as an antique lol. beautiful finished photo though! i love bokeh
hediedforme89 2 months ago
Hey dude, what was that 200 lens you used?
asmirno 2 months ago
@asmirno nevermind... found a 55-200 with a 52mm filter size...
asmirno 2 months ago
Great vid!! Thank you.
KnottyByNature1 2 months ago
one word ((( Inspiring )))
essamMessam 2 months ago
Can you use flash through maybe a grid a recreate the bokeh? Or does it have to be "sustained light"?
panadesu 2 months ago
Thanks for the tip will have a go at using Xmas lights and bokeh stencils this weekend.
UnitedByPhotography 2 months ago
AWESOME instructor!!! Thanks so much for what you do!
kbj57 2 months ago
Hi, Why didn't say anything about the inverted 50mm lens on your camera? Isn't that why the aperture setting was shown as '--' and you said it was set on 1.4? You always get better 'out of focus' in such settings.
sweensunny 2 months ago 3