Purposeful Shooting - OOF

[Paula]

I just learned a new photo term today - "OOF" Out of Focus. This is where you see a subject and you try to play around in getting the shot just right, and then realize the magic photo gods happened and your photo works even though it is completely out of focus. I am sure we all have one OOF that we love. So share your photo here. If you do not have one, feel free to post one from someone else.

[Trina P Holub]

This is an 8 inch tall action figure of Poe in my sister's mostly antique filled bedroom in historic Salem MA. I think the OOF and POV help make Poe and the furniture look the right scale in size

[Paula]

I got your OOF right here!

[Peter de Graaff]

Because I forgot the focussing lupe. Just a big BOOF. Badly out of focus. GOOF good out of focus.
@westcoastwallis @5unflow3r @phillyphotos

[Sarah Munnings]

I am a newbie and haven't a clue how to picture up here, please can someone help! thanks in advance...sorry to be so silly

[Humphrey Hippo]

@pixiemac On your picture page, on the bottom right is a box called 'Share' with '(copy and paste code)' next to it. Copy the code out of this box and paste it into your forum message.

[Miley]

Yup. Got to be the bokeh images. The cheats DoF !

[Spirrow]

beachradish @still_beachradish has a great series of OOF shots. Always looking forward to what she comes up with next.

[Sarah Munnings]

I took this in Beijing, I don't think anything is in focus...but weirdly, I like it.
Thanks for your help Humphreyhippo :)

[The Mysterious Mr Biscuit]

@5unflow3r Wait. So the furniture and stuff in the background isn't to scale?! It's real furniture?

[JessFresh78]

I really like the blur because that's what he is like!

[Trina P Holub]

@Cheesebiscuit yes, it's my sister's actual bedroom. Double bed, full sized floor lamp, etc :-)

[The Mysterious Mr Biscuit]

@5unflow3r Holy sh... :-)

[The Mysterious Mr Biscuit]

Stop it! Stop it all of you! I want to fav all of these!

[Janna E.]

This is from a looong time ago:

[Lisa]

intentionally OOF to remind a dear friend of our younger days....i think the oof gives it a nostalgic dreamy feel

[John W. Cundiff]

Somethimes you shot OOF on purpose to get a certain effect. As an example I post this image.

[bmnorthernlight]

@5unflow3r wow, that had me completely fooled!!

[bmnorthernlight]

[Helen]

My pns resolutely refused to focus on the olympic flame!

[Paula]

@Cheesebiscuit so glad you are enjoying this. we may feature dof, pov, sooc, icm and all the other acronyms in the future.

[Dave Vaughan]

In a rush with this one - forgot to switch the AF back on when I swapped lenses. However the result is a really dreamy image.

[Paula]

@nanalisarocks oh yeah, that's gorgeous!

[Michael]

I trie to make a photo of a train but i was to slow or to fast.
I like it, anyway...

[Samantha Willoughby]

Thanks this makes me feel like not all my pics are naff... this is the Eiffel Tower (really) taken with me wee samsung camera (2008), oh yeah it was freezing (guess thats why its shaking).

[Ann H. LeFevre]

Captured the "motion" of the car at a stand-still with a slow shutter speed and hand-held camera.

[AutomaticSlim]

Not a technique I use, but this compelling portrait by @endrem shows it off well:

[Carol Estes]

I am new to OOF, and this is my first one.....I just posted today.



@phillyphotos

[Lisa]

@westcoastwallis thanks!

[Endre Majoros]

@automaticslim Thank you for featuring my picture :) I have to keep the OOF in mind, too :)

[Jackie Björnert]

Just posted this one yesterday :)

[Mike McCarty]

Sometimes the magic photo gods happen. Sometimes you get exactly what you are aiming for.

[Paula]

@5unflow3r I think you got the most interest in your photo and you should pick the next Purposeful Shooting - Acronym of your choice. Feel free to post when you are ready.

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