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bokeh love

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This is the perfect time of year to experiment with those beautiful fuzzy orbs of light we call bokeh. A string of Christmas lights is the ideal tool for creating bokeh in the background. For this photo, I setup a backdrop with strings of lights draped over top of a cream colored blanket. Then I placed my cute little subject about 10 feet in front of the backdrop and set my aperture as low as I could (f2.5 in this case). What resulted was a soft, creamy glow of bokeh in the background.

Now that Thanksgiving is behind us and the holiday twinkle lights are going up, get out there and play around with boheh! Show us your results, past and present so we can all get in the spirit of the season!

 

Comments

  1. I plan on having some fun with bokeh as soon as the Christmas decorations are up. Can I just say your subject is too cute for words ♥

  4. We set up the tree after december 5, because then we celebrate Sinterklaas. I already look forward to having all those lights in the house, so lovely and dreamy!

    THis photographs is adorable. Look at that litlte face!