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Bokeh, what is it, and how to improve it – Part 3

ashish — Tue, 27 Mar 2012 05:38:33 +0000

Read the second part of the series on bokeh and photography here:

Tip 1001 (Using lights in the image): You must have seen images where there are lights in the background in a blurred form. The presence of these lights can make the image look very pleasing, although this depends on photo to photo. If [...]

Bokeh, what is it, and how to improve it – Part 2

ashish — Mon, 26 Mar 2012 07:25:43 +0000

Read the first part of the series on bokeh and photography here:

Tip 996 (Aperture blades and bokeh): The aperture opening in a camera lens is essentially a series of blades converging on each other, and opening to a certain amount depending on the selected aperture size (click to view the image). Now, if you [...]

Bokeh, what is it, and how to improve it – Part 1

ashish — Sun, 25 Mar 2012 05:39:19 +0000

Tip 991 (What is Bokeh): If you are on some photography forums, or have posted a photo on Flickr, and have got some comments, you will have come across the word Bokeh. So what is the meaning of Bokeh with respect to photography ? Well, if you refer to Wikipedia (bokeh), it refers to Bokeh [...]

5 Photo Tips – some tips about filters, explanations, different types (contd..)

ashish — Mon, 21 Nov 2011 04:45:52 +0000

Tip 926 (Grad filter: Fitting light as per dynamic range of the camera): The dynamic range of a clear day can be pretty large, while the camera is only able to capture a limited amount of this dynamic range. Because of this, there will be sections of the photo that are either over-exposed or under-exposed. [...]

5 Photo Tips – some tips about filters, explanations, different types (contd..)

ashish — Fri, 04 Nov 2011 16:44:38 +0000

Tip 921 (Functionality of a graduated ND filter): The core of a graduated ND filter is an optical filter, that varies the transmission of light. The graduated ND filter is composed of 2 parts – one is the filter that has neutral density, and the other is clear. This allows such modifications such as being [...]