Tagged Questions
5
votes
1answer
217 views
At what point does “out of focus” become Bokeh?
As with the distinction between a big boat and a small ship, at what point can an out of focus background be considered "Bokeh"?
Is it the point where the subject in the background (or foreground ...
5
votes
2answers
283 views
How is the term Gaussian blur used?
Is the term Gaussian blur used strictly in post-production, or can it also be used as a term for an out-of-focus area in your image when you-re taking the picture? I'm pretty sure that bokeh is used ...
15
votes
7answers
2k views
How do you pronounce “bokeh”?
I've had a lot of trouble working out how to pronounce "bokeh".
Amusingly enough, I've thus far been unable to get any of the small handful of photographer friends I have to ever say it out loud, ...
82
votes
6answers
6k views
What is bokeh, exactly?
I understand that "bokeh" refers to out-of-focus areas of an image — but there is obviously more to it than that. What does the term mean exactly? How well is bokeh really understood? Is it purely ...
