Hey, everybody is entitled to their opinion so let's just leave it at that. You happen to like smooth bokeh and therefore call it good, I certainly don't like smooth bokeh in all pictures and therefore sometimes call it sterile or clinical, but I won't call it bad. I just think there are better descriptions of bokeh that are more meaningful and less binary/black-white. 1- You have a fixed idea what is "good" and "bad" and you won't change your mind on that, and neither will I. hereĪlso tested for some highlights on the STF at the end of this album hereĮdited by Cekari - 03 April 2017 at 16:12 I did test from f2.8 to f11 on both lenses. Yea, I agree on the background of # 3 and 4 but it was for comparing the FE 90mm Macro and the FE 100mm STF only and I wanted a lot of foreground and background that was a little harsh to be able to compare. Hope this kind of comments is what you're looking for. 4- See 3, creamy or a little harsher really doesn't make that much of a difference to me 3- Not the best background, I would probably have taken the shot in landscape orientation and a little closer just to reduce the amount of background 2- I like it, a fully smooth/green background would probably look unnatural (clinical) to me 1- OK but a little busy with the yellow balls, don't think making the balls smoother would help a lot Hi Lars, here's my input on these 4 examples. Using this technique to separate your subject from the background can also allow you to utilize a not-so-photogenic background in your image-but because of its diffused blur, it helps to “highlight” the subject, not detract from it.So I like the OOF of number 4 most, and you? When purposely photographed out-of-focus, these normally harsh or bright objects become soft, pastel, diffused orbs of glowing light.īokeh can add softness to an otherwise brightly lit photograph. An often-photographed subject that is an extreme example of bokeh is photographing a grouping of holiday lights or other highly reflective objects. Close-up and macro images of flowers and other objects in nature are also popular subjects to photograph that shows off bokeh in the image. The most photographed subjects showing nice examples of bokeh are portraits. You could also use the Flexible Program mode, choosing the widest possible aperture/shutter speed combination. Manual gives you the ability to choose both your aperture and shutter speed, whereas Aperture Priority allows you to choose the f/stop while the camera chooses the appropriate shutter speed for the exposure. You’ll want to shoot with the lens wide open, so you’ll want to use a shooting mode of Aperture Priority or Manual. Highlights hitting the background will show more visible bokeh too, so if you’re using a backlight, side light or a hair light, the bokeh may be more pleasing to the eye. The more shallow the depth-of-field, or further the background is, the more out-of-focus it will be. You can do this by decreasing the distance between the camera and subject. To increase the likelihood of creating visible bokeh in your photographs, increase the distance between your subject and the background. By increasing the distance between the background and your subject, you can see bokeh in images that are shot at smaller apertures like f/8. A lens with more circular shaped blades will have rounder, softer orbs of out-of-focus highlights, whereas a lens with an aperture that is more hexagonal in shape will reflect that shape in the highlights.ĭon't worry if you don't own a very fast lens. Usually seen more in highlights, bokeh is affected by the shape of the diaphragm blades (the aperture) of the lens. Best Lens for BokehĪlthough bokeh is actually a characteristic of a photograph, the lens used determines the shape and size of the visible bokeh. Many photographers like to use fast prime lenses when shooting photographs that they want visible bokeh in. You’ll want to use a lens with at least an f/2.8 aperture, with faster apertures of f/2, f/1.8 or f/1.4 being ideal. To achieve bokeh in an image, you need to use a fast lens-the faster the better.
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