Bokeh:
Bokeh tends to appear in the areas of an image that remain outside the focal point. Because of this the most common technique used to add it is a shallow depth of field created through a wide-open aperture.
In order to create an image that contains what is known as a “good” bokeh, the photographer must first find a subject that is easily captured in a close up or short focal distance. For this select a daffodil blooming in the bright spring sunshine. We will want to be sure that the sun shining down on the bloom is also apparent in the background behind it. This is the way to allow the points of light behind the flower to be forced out of focus and create the round blooms, which are so common to images relying on bokeh for their overall effect.
Then position the camera on a tripod and use then using the manual settings to focus the flower sharply. The next step is to actually un-focus the bloom slightly so that the background is completely blurred, but the flower is still a recognizable item.
In order to create an image that contains what is known as a “good” bokeh, the photographer must first find a subject that is easily captured in a close up or short focal distance. For this select a daffodil blooming in the bright spring sunshine. We will want to be sure that the sun shining down on the bloom is also apparent in the background behind it. This is the way to allow the points of light behind the flower to be forced out of focus and create the round blooms, which are so common to images relying on bokeh for their overall effect.
Then position the camera on a tripod and use then using the manual settings to focus the flower sharply. The next step is to actually un-focus the bloom slightly so that the background is completely blurred, but the flower is still a recognizable item.