{"id":238,"date":"2020-02-27T08:32:09","date_gmt":"2020-02-27T18:32:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lavalightgalleries.com\/blog\/?p=238"},"modified":"2020-02-27T08:32:09","modified_gmt":"2020-02-27T18:32:09","slug":"lava-light-lessons-31-how-to-create-that-blurred-background-in-a-photo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lavalightgalleries.com\/blog\/lava-light-lessons-31-how-to-create-that-blurred-background-in-a-photo\/","title":{"rendered":"Lava Light Lessons #31…How to Create That Blurred Background in a Photo"},"content":{"rendered":"

There are two standard ways to create that neat looking blurred background in a photo…by mistake or on purpose. Let’s focus on the “on purpose” one.<\/p>\n

That blurred effect has a name..BOKEH…pronounced BOH-ka or about five other ways. <\/p>\n

Bokeh is the way a lens renders out-of-focus light. I am attaching a photo of that effect at the bottom of this post. It can be used on purpose to put the subject of your photo as the undeniable focus of your entire photo…to spotlight your subject. Here is how you do it on purpose…<\/p>\n

Some lenses are better than others at creating bokeh. My best lens for it is one I call the Pineapple…an 85mm Canon prime (prime meaning that it is not a zoom…it has only one focal length…85mm). I call the lens the Pineapple because it is a bit short and stout…and also kind of hard to handle. However, it produces sharply focused images and has the ability to beautifully blur the background. Try your inventory of lenses and see which one produces the best blur effect.<\/p>\n

Open the lens as wide as it will go. That lets in a lot of light, but also reduces the depth of field as to what will be in focus. You want to be more at the f\/1.8 to f\/5.6 end of aperture opening rather than the f\/18 to f\/22 end of the aperture opening. Since the lens is wide open, you will probably have to shoot at a fast speed and low ISO to get the exposure right. In Manual and in bright daylight, try the widest aperture opening your lens allows (f\/1.8 to f\/5.6 is the normal range), set your speed at 1\/500th of a second and ISO at 100. Take a shot and see what you got. If it is too bright, increase the speed until it is just right…and if it is too dark, decrease the speed until it is just right.<\/p>\n

Learning to create background blur on purpose is a bit of an experiment. Digits are basically free. Use some and see what you get. In no time you will be getting those cool looking background shots on purpose. Good luck and aloha.<\/p>\n

The attached shot was taken in bright sunlight…f\/2.8 at 1\/4000th of a second at ISO 320. I got a good portion of the bird in focus…the eye and face in perfect focus and the background a blur of color.\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

There are two standard ways to create that neat looking blurred background in a photo…by mistake or on purpose. Let’s focus on the “on purpose” one. That blurred effect has a name..BOKEH…pronounced BOH-ka or about five other ways. Bokeh is the way a lens renders out-of-focus light. I am attaching a photo of that effect […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-238","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t