Bokeh! A special optical effect that almost every photographer is pursuing for. Bokeh is pronounced as “boh-kay” which origin from Japanese that means the something in blur. In photography world, bokeh is defined as how the lens renders the out-of-focus region. The bokeh can be the background that have circular out-of-focus effect or smooth blur out-of-focus rendering background, there are some debating for the definition of the bokeh but we treat both of them as bokeh here.
Bokeh is always one of the key reasons that differentiate the DSLR and compact camera because it is very difficult to get these smooth-rendered bokeh from the compact camera. However, there are some peoples who are using DSLR but do not get bokeh effect as well. So we are going to have a look about what is essential to get the bokeh in our shots. Continue reading
