Tips on Getting Bokeh Photos

Bokeh comes from the Japanese word boke (ボケ) which means blur ( blurred ) . Bokeh is a subtle blur effect or soft focus in the background when photographing an object ( the main focus sharply on objects as his background blur or become blurred ) .

Here are tips to get bokeh photo with DSLR camera :

1 . Use Aperture Priority mode ( Av ) or Manual mode ( M ) in order to select the desired aperture .

2 . Choose the settings of the largest aperture of the lens ( figure f / x the smallest , the smaller the number f / x the aperture the greater ) .

3 . Note the distance between the camera and the object . The closer the object the camera with his background more blur ( bokeh ) .

4 . Choose the focal length of the longest lengsa . With the longest focal length will separate object with its background . Example : when you use a 55 - 250mm zoom lens , focal length 250mm choose to get better bokeh .

5 . Use the prime lens ( prime lens or fixed lens ) . Prime lens is a lens with a single focal length lens with no zoom alias that can produce images that are sharper and its optical quality better than a zoom lens . Prime lenses usually have a larger aperture that is used to produce images good bokeh ( eg 50mm f/1.8 lens ) .