Ok so i have multiple cameras ( fujifilm Z, canon powershot sx150 is , and nikon d3100 ) And i need help figuring out how to do a bokeh shot just right ! And quickly because we are taking my tree down soon !! PLease post pictures of your bokeh and advice ! Thanks !(:
So i just recently learned how to do bokeh.. i believe i watched a video which helped! but, for simple basic bokeh heres what you do. So you have your subject, lined up with the lights in the background maybe oh say, 6 feet away from your subject? The object you are photographing should be lit up by an off camera flash or even just a lamp will do. By focusing in on your subject, the background (lights) are automatically blurred! You can check on youtube maybe it will help you as they walk you step by step :) it worked for me! good luck to you and i hope that what i said helped!! play around with it.
Yep, lights a good distance away, close up focus on a subject....shapes can be made with a store bought or homemade filter...who says you have to have the tree up to get the lights out? Keep a strand or two out or easily accessible when you get an idea, you can try it out. I would suggest focusing your lens as close up as you can, then take a few steps back from the lights, look through your viewfinder, take a couple more steps, look, repeat until you get the results you are looking for............or you could try typing how to bokeh in the search bar!
Don't forget to keep your aperture as wide open (lowest F-number) as you can, and/or lens length as long as you can while focusing on your subject. That will give you a shallow depth of field which will make it easier to catch the background lights out of focus and create that awesome bokeh effect.
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So i just recently learned how to do bokeh.. i believe i watched a video which helped! but, for simple basic bokeh heres what you do. So you have your subject, lined up with the lights in the background maybe oh say, 6 feet away from your subject? The object you are photographing should be lit up by an off camera flash or even just a lamp will do. By focusing in on your subject, the background (lights) are automatically blurred! You can check on youtube maybe it will help you as they walk you step by step :) it worked for me! good luck to you and i hope that what i said helped!! play around with it.
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