Bokeh Photography Effect

Matt shows you how to create a cool photographic effect by making shapes out of the out of focus points of light in an image. For more information, check out: http://blog.makezine.com/archive/2011/06/how-to-bokeh-photography-effect.html

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Howto & Style

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• camera
• bokeh
• focus
• lens
• aperture
• photography
• picture
• image
• Matt Richardson
• MAKE
• makezine
• DIY
• how to

[xoiheartyou]

i am new to photography and such.. but i understand most concepts and i want to give bokeh photography a try . if i have a Nikon d3100 and 18-55mm kit lens , do you think this will work for it as well ?

[makemagazine]

@xoiheartyou Yes, it probably will. Give it a try and let us know how it goes.

[xoiheartyou]

@makemagazine it works ! its not the best like other ones, but hey, i`m new ! i also tried to with white paper , worked as well but not so good .

[makemagazine]

@xoiheartyou Glad to hear it!

[nandee1fuery]

Now, how do I do it with a Sony Cybershot? It doesn't have any settings to change exposure time.

[makemagazine]

@nandee1fuery You MIGHT be able to get it to work with a point and shoot. Try making the hole very small and set your camera to portraiture or macro mode so that the focus is shallow. Also have your camera focus on something close to the lens with the points of light far off in the background. Your camera will make the exposure time compensation automatically. Let us know if you get it to work! -Matt

[giorgio1apple]

Wow this is a pretty cool project.. One that you can easily do, not like kipkay's projects.. Those are just cool to watch..

[Gmakinston]

How do you get an object on front or somewhere else on focus, while the lights are out of it and the effect works?

The effect for me works only when everything is out of focus.

[135sky531]

Hi , in your video, you said that we need to set up the aperture as big as possible which turn the Fxx as small as possible, is that right? Sorry, I am a learner. Thank your for it....Nice Video

[princetaimoor]

awesome



[JSwann3104]

hey! im kind of having a hard time doing this, cause every time i try this, the shape i cut out just makes it look like a frame, and doesn't have the cool bokeh effect like it's supposed to have :| any advice?

[experimentboy]

I knew it was a good idea to save this in my favorites, now it's Christmas, let's have some fun !

Thanks ! ;)

[JenniferJacknife]

I do not have a camera with a removable SLR lens. I have been able to create hexagon bokeh effects using aperture priority mode (I do not know why it was hexagonal, my camera automatically makes light points hexagonal). Do you think that with my camera (a Canon powershot SX 130 IS) or any non-SLR camera, the shaped bokeh effect is possible?

[KyleMovieStudios]

wow i never knew this was possible thank you so much,

now i can make an anamorphic blur (you know, the directional blur, where everything thats blurry with an anamorphic lens goes to an ovel shape :)

[lisamaria1972]

I cant wait to try this!! I am new and just bought a Canon Rebel T3 that came with a 18-55mm kit lens.

[3eckyLynne]

thank you SO much for explaining the settings for the camera as well. So many other videos only explain how to make the actual filter.

[jcims]

Do you think dry erase marker on a UV filter would work?