![]() ![]() For great bokeh you need a fast lens (something that will open to f/2.8 or more is ideal). The quality of the bokeh you achieve depends on a number of things: the lens you use, the distance between the subject and the background, and the aperture you select. Again, what attracts one is sure to repel another, and there are no clear definitions.īokeh can be used by portrait photographers to add a touch of sparkle and energy to a scene. Photographers use a whole host of adjectives to describe the quality of bokeh including smooth, creamy, beautiful, sweet and silky (feel free to add your own). Generally speaking, bokeh is categorised as either ‘good’ or ‘bad’ but, as with most things, what one person loves another person hates, so it’s pretty subjective. Most people use it as a term to describe the rendering of out-of-focus areas in an image – it’s frequently used when talking about backgrounds, but it can also be applied to foreground ‘blur’ too. With that (kind of) settled, we can move on to what bokeh actually means. To settle the argument, or at least move on, I would like to propose ‘boh-keh’, as suggested by one of Canon’s Japanese-speaking product managers (although he did go on to explain that bokeh is pronounced differently in different areas of Japan!). I’ll hold my hands up and admit that I’m a repeat offender. Over the years I’ve heard this five-letter word spoken as ‘boo-kay’, boh-kuh’ and ‘boh-key’– sometimes all in the same sentence. It’s not just the definition that bothers them, it’s also the pronunciation. The word ‘bokeh’ can cause some photographers to become irrationally irritable. Tracy Calder asked two full-time photographers to share their tips on achieving beautiful bokeh The rendering of out-of-focus areas in a picture should be more than just an afterthought. ![]()
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