Technique Challenge 49 - Soft Focus

November 20th, 2015
Thank you to everyone who voted for my photo for the Brenizer technique.

New theme is Soft Focus

This is what Wikipedia has to say about it: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soft_focus

Soft Focus may be achieved through use of a soft focus lens or by filters. A soft focus effect can be achieved by a large aperture (shallow depth of field), by post processing, by pulling a stocking over your lens, by wrapping torn plastic or other materials around the edge of your camera to create hazy edges etc.

Examples http://365project.org/tags/soft%20focus and
http://www.digitalcameraworld.com/2013/04/24/diy-photography-hacks-get-cool-soft-focus-effects-using-a-pair-of-tights

The challenge will start on Friday, 20th of November, and ends Friday 4th of December. Photo's must be taken in that time frame.

Please tag your photo: http://365project.org/tags/technique49

Please feel free to give feedback, tips, suggestions and you can post soft focus images here in this thread as examples.

Past topics have included the following:

1. Low key
2. Motion blur
3. Split toning
4. Flipped reflections
5. Long exposure
6. Professional looking portraits
7. Mini portraits
8. Rim lighting
9. High/fast shutter speed
10. Vintage in modern
11. Double/multiple exposure
12. Forced perspective
13. Zoom burst
14. Multiplicity
15. Panning photography
16. ICM
17. Shaped bokeh
18. B&W
19. High key
20. In the night
21. One-light lighting
22. Refractions
23. Selective color
24. Tilt-shift
25. Into the sun/flare photography
26. white background
27. macro photography
28. Shooting blind
29. Framing
30. Light painting
31. Slow sync flash
32. Silhouettes
33. HDR (High Dynamic Range)
34. Minimalism
35. Panography
36. Blurism
37. Color Contrast (Complimentary Colors)
38. Diptych
39. Shadows
40. Ghost Shots
41. Portraits with Props
42. Negative Space
43. Low Key Portraits
44. Kinetic Photography (Camera toss)
45. Self Portraits
46. Flash photography
47. Triptych
48. Brenizer
49. Soft Focus

I'm looking forward to your images!
November 20th, 2015
Apologies, can't get the links to work.
November 20th, 2015
@cejaanderson thanks Jane!
November 20th, 2015
love this kind of experimentation :)
November 21st, 2015
ooooooh goodie
November 21st, 2015
so the tag is technique49
not all of this Please tag your photo: http://365project.org/tags/technique49
:)
November 21st, 2015
@annied yes, it's me fighting with the html, couldn't get it working and several times lost my information, so gave up, I dare not touch the original post, just in case everything disappears again.

Tag = technique49
November 21st, 2015
@overalvandaan :) i just copy and paste and type the info when it is my turn - i never did understand html hahahaha
November 21st, 2015
@annied yes, should have done that, would have saved a lot of frustration :-)
November 23rd, 2015
My first attempt, the subject chosen more for its proximity than its photogenic value.
November 23rd, 2015
@ahleena great that you tried this with your phone and scotch tape with a hole in it!
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