How to make great photos with blur effect
A Photo / / December 19, 2019
You probably have seen pictures in which the main subject is in focus and the background can be seen on Fuzzy beautiful circles of different colors. This effect is called bokeh, and you may well achieve it without post-processing.
Find the light source
To create a beautiful bokeh can not do without light. One of the easiest ways - to take advantage of New Year's lights. Well done also night city lights or the evening sun makes its way through the branches of trees. You can even use crumpled foil, a lighted lamp or flash.
Well, if the light source is small. Better yet, if there will be a few. As such, the sun does not help to achieve the desired effect, but the light coming through the leaves, - completely. Remember that the color of sources will also be visible in the photos. Use this.
Place the subject is away from the light source
Beginners often have the subject on which you plan to bring focus, close to the background. In this case, it is a gross error: the farther away the object from the background, the more the latter will be blurred.
The distance affects both the size of the light circles: they decrease as the distance the main subject from the background.
If you see that the subject is too dark, try to highlight, for example, the light reflecting sheet of paper. In a pinch you can use the camera flash or light.
Open the aperture and shoot
On the background blur effect and the diaphragm, that is a hole in the lens. The wider you open it, the more obvious will be the bokeh effect.
Set the camera in the aperture priority mode. For example, on Nikon cameras represented by the letter A, in the Canon - Av.
Then select a low number, such as f / 1,8. Remember that the bigger it is, the more closed the hole. Aperture f / 16 you just do not need, or be harsh not only your subject but also the background.
If you have an ordinary dish soap or smartphone, try to include a portrait mode. However, in this case, the spectacular bokeh especially should not count: cheap lens cameras often do not achieve it.
When everything is set up, focus on the main subject and shoot. Congratulations! Now in your collection on one cool picture more.
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