So you use a 50 to 85 mm lens that lets you stay in touch with your model.

The typical situation goes like this: a telephoto lens isn’t practical, because you can’t move that far back. The story of our Christmas-market photo shoot. Our backstage video from this photo shoot and the search for a site might inspire you here: And if you also take advantage of a time when there’s something happening in the city (Christmas markets, fairs, concerts, etc.), then you’ll have lots of other interesting options available too. You can get very attractive bokeh when you’re taking pictures in the nighttime city, because it’s brimming with point light sources.

moving in as close as you can to your subject.

If you want more striking bokeh with stronger blurring, these things will help: Their exact shapes will depend on your lens construction (or various filters, but that’s for a different article).īut we’re most interested in the bokeh’s size. Its effect around point light sources-which it turns into large circles-is especially characteristic. What Is Bokeh, Anyway? And How Does It Work?īokeh is produced in the parts of a photo that are outside the plane of focus, and especially where there are light sources. And stitching several shots together into a panorama is one of them. But methods exist for getting better results even with the lens you have today. And meanwhile it’s generally the most expensive lenses that have good bokeh. Portrait photography has been using low depths of field since its beginnings. You’ll just take multiple pictures and then stitch a panorama. And you won’t even need to buy a new lens for it. But what if none of that is enough? We’ll show you a method that will help you get amazing bokeh.

You can get stronger background blurring in your photos by using a longer focal length, a lower f-number, or a smaller distance to your subject.

Night time bokeh video