Basic Guide to Capturing Photos with Creamy Bokeh (VIDEO)
You may have heard photographers discuss the popular concept of “bokeh” even if you don’t know how to pronounce it. Simply put, the powerful technique enables you to accentuate the key subject in an image by understanding how to render out-of-focus areas with the frame.
It’s an attention-grabbing method that anyone can easily pursue with whatever camera they own, and this video from the Souvenir Photography Advisors YouTube channel describes everything you need to know in less than two minutes. So grab a camera and follow along.
Our unnamed instructor specializes in simple shooting tips for inexperienced shooters and he describes today’s topic like this: “Bokeh is the soft, artistic blur in the background of a photo, the kind that makes portraits pop and lights melt into glowing orbs.” It’s a very enchanting look that’s equally important when nature, wildlife, and landscape scenes are the name of the game.
This quick primer discusses the difference between “good” and “bad” bokeh, how to create the former by shooting with wide apertures, and why lens quality is a very important consideration. Our instructor provides practical real-life examples of pleasing bokeh in portraits, nighttime photos, and event-style imagery.
You’ll learn how bokeh differs from typical blur, why camera-to-subject distance factors into the equation, and how this thoughtful effect can even improve the images you capture of animal encounters.
The lesson is so brief, simple, and effective that there’s no need for us summarizes it further. So click the “Play” button and learn how it’s done. Then head over to the Souvenir Photography Advisors channel where you’ll find many more two-minute tips and tricks on popular shooting techniques.
We also suggest that you check out the earlier tutorial we featured with another adept instructor who demonstrates how to capture photographs with perfect exposure in the camera by using the “Expose to the Right” (ETTR) technique.
