Uhhh Im a little confused as the only shots i see here are a weird abstract and some soft porn playgirl shots, niether of which has much of anything to do with what is normally associated with Bokeh in photography.
If you want to shoot me a link to some images I would be glad to look for you.
so, my sound-bite sort of definition: a good bokeh image will typically have a shallow depth of field with pleasing out of focus elements that contribute to the overall composition, without distracting from the main subject.
some examples in the above links
might be nice to get a Bokeh gallery option here at DPC :-)
So is brokeh taking the background completely out of focus?
Yes but that is only part of the equation. True Bokeh implies that the OOF background complements and enhances the image as a whole, so a distracting background would not make for good Bokeh as would an overly plain one.
So is brokeh taking the background completely out of focus?
Yes but that is only part of the equation. True Bokeh implies that the OOF background complements and enhances the image as a whole, so a distracting background would not make for good Bokeh as would an overly plain one.
this is correct--the pleasing nature of the bokeh, and it's contribution to the composition, matters.
That it be the background that is oof is, well, maybe more usual, but not necessarily a requirement:
I like this article because of the "illustrations" of bokeh that are about halfway down the page - they are a good representation of what to look for - whether you like Ken Rockwell or not, this is a reasonably good explanation.
I like this article because of the "illustrations" of bokeh that are about halfway down the page - they are a good representation of what to look for - whether you like Ken Rockwell or not, this is a reasonably good explanation.
LOL! I almost posted the same link earlier--but didn't feel like writing the oh-so-necessary disclaimer to avoid getting flamed. Well done! :-)
BoKeh is not defined by little points of light. Sorry Ken.
BoKeh is a Japanese concept of a pleasing OOF background/foreground that enhances the overall composition. BoKeh can have little points of light in it and that can lend itself to the pleasing nature of BoKeh but it is not defined by them. And there is a thread on this topic already and several others as well...
