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09/27/2006 04:16:44 PM · #1 |
Bokeh, as I understand it, means that the objects which are out of focus add to the subject of the shot, such as a bird in the foreground and a rocket in the background, instead of say, a brick wall. I've found other defintions (Ken Rockwell's, for example) which say it is more a technical quality of the lens. Finally, I've seen references to bokeh that would indicate simply a shallow depth of field. So, which is it?
People seem to like to use the word Bokeh to sound more intelligent in regards to photography, but miss-use does nothing to improve one's appearance, and certainly is a disservice to the word itself.
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09/27/2006 04:25:43 PM · #2 |
| I am of course the last person in the world to define it, but I did find this definition on Wikipedia here |
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09/27/2006 04:29:33 PM · #3 |
Bokeh is commonly used to refer to the quality of the out of focus elements in a photo.
The number of blades a lens has contributes greatly to the quality of bokeh. The more blades on a lens aperture..the rounder the aperture opening and the smoother the out of focus elements are.
Less blades lead to sharper edges to the out of focus elements.
Other factors add to bokeh but this is the most common reference for our purposes around here. Plus some of the things discussed in the Wikipedia link.
Message edited by author 2006-09-27 16:32:34. |
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