How to Blur Portrait Backgrounds in Aperture Mode

http://www.silberstudios.tv/aypclub/ Eric Gould shows you how to take control of what's in focus and blur your background if that's what you want. check out this short tip then go out and shoot your own!

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• Eric Gould
• photography tip
• aperture mode
• marc silber

[MoteruUnited]

i shot my photographer on the shoulder with my 9mm twice. his depth of field was only around 0.5 before he passed out. that's background defocus.

[KROWBARgameplay]

Does your ISO number affect the aperture number?

[patmaz1]

Awesome video,easy to understand!

Thanks,im a new subscriber!

[Meadowhawk82]

Thank you for the easy to understand video!

[ericgould]

@Photographer94025 Thanks for the comment... Absolutely, the Bokah effect creates beautiful out of focus backgrounds that wonderfully draw attention to your subject. I personally tend to think of Bokah as a specific style of blurring that one might describe as circles of light. Outdoors I find that a good way to get this effect is to use backlit trees or plants as my background. Good Bokah vs.bad Boka a wonderful debate. I I'll post a few technical links related to this on Monday.

[Photographer94025]

Nothing blurry about how Eric explains this; sweet and simple. Isn't the term "bokeh" another way to describe a blurred background, Eric?

[Photographer94025]

Nothing blurry about how Eric explains this; sweet and simple. Isn't the term "bokeh" another way to create a blurred background, Eric?

[lisar727]

Great tips, thanks! I like how everything was explained in laymen's terms.

[pkuroda]

Thumbs up for me Eric, you explain it very well so it's easy for beginners to understand.

One point I'll like to add is that depth of field shortens with the length of the lens and then throw in short distance, it get shallower. Your great tip on parents love their child entire face sharp is an insight for us pros. Yesterday, shot 100 kids at f/11 and f/22 a few we soft. 105mm& tight on head. Goodness gracious shallow depth! So focal length and distance are photographers'' tools too.

[pkuroda]

Thumbs up for me Eric, you explain it very well so it's easy for beginners to understand.

One point I'll like to add is that depth of field shortens with the length of the lens and then throw in short distance, it get shallower. Your great tip on parents love their child entire face sharp is an insight for us pros. Yesterday, shot 100 kids at f/11 and f/22 a few we soft. 105mm& tight on head. Goodness gracious shallow depth! So focal length and distance are photographers'' tools too.