Depth of Field
Bokeh provides creative controls to accentuate photographs and focus the viewer’s attention anywhere you want. In these examples, Bokeh was used to make the backgrounds fade into the distance. This is like going from an f/22 aperture to an f/2.8. However, Bokeh is even better at this than a real lens because you can choose which objects to blur. view examples |
The most distinctive features of out-of-focus areas of a photograph shot by a real physical lens are the highlights. These highlights take on the shape of the lens aperture. Bokeh gives you all the creative controls you need to manipulate highlight shape from stars to hearts to the creaminess of the highlights. view examples |
The tilt-shift effect is a part of the professional photographer’s arsenal. Whether you are a portrait or landscape photographer, Bokeh gives you the same effect without cumbersome lens changes. So, you can focus on capturing the best photograph at the moment and make creative focus decisions after the shot has been taken. view examples |
We performed careful experiments with lenses famous for their creamy bokeh, such as the Canon EF 85mm f/1.2L II and the Micro-Nikkor 105mm f/2.8. The result is a photo-realistic look far superior to those produced by other software. view examples |
A vignette is the darkening at the edge of a photo caused by limitations of real lenses. This effect can be simulated by Bokeh for artistic effect or to get the same look found in low-end Lomo cameras. The results can be subtle or obvious as in these photographs. view examples |
