How achieve Bokeh and Bokeh and Bokeh?

[evilbaby91]

How to get more and more bokeh with a a200 with kit lens. 18-70mm f3.5-5.6

cant really get a good bokeh.. how?

 

[synapseman]

Stand further back, zoom in, shoot at widest aperture f/5.6. That's about the best you can hope for.

You can also "cheat" by using Photoshop, but usually these effects aren't very convincing.

 

[Slyanius]

Increase the distance between your subject and your background.

 

[Squid]

These are the usual methods

-- Have the subject near to the camera and background far far away from subject
-- Use lens with large aperture opening (for example, F1.1, F1.2, F1.4 or F1.8)
-- With limited effect, use lens blur filter in Photoshop

 

[evilbaby91]

Stand further back, zoom in, shoot at widest aperture f/5.6. That's about the best you can hope for.

You can also "cheat" by using Photoshop, but usually these effects aren't very convincing.

Increase the distance between your subject and your background.

These are the usual methods

-- Have the subject near to the camera and background far far away from subject
-- Use lens with large aperture opening (for example, F1.1, F1.2, F1.4 or F1.8)
-- With limited effect, use lens blur filter in Photoshop

I know.. I tried using 5.6 when at 70mm and 3.5 when at 18mm.. but it cant give me a good bokeh...

Some people say get as close to subject.
Some say get as far to the subject..

i dont use photoshop.. dont edit my photos. just add frame and name thats it.

 

[Akatsuki]

Get the subject to be as far from the background as possible
Get your camera as close as possible to the subject
Switch to lowest possible aperture
Press shutter
Review picture

 

[synapseman]

I know.. I tried using 5.6 when at 70mm and 3.5 when at 18mm.. but it cant give me a good bokeh...

Some people say get as close to subject.
Some say get as far to the subject..

i dont use photoshop.. dont edit my photos. just add frame and name thats it.

It can't give you good bokeh because that's the physical limitation of the lens. If you want good bokeh, you just have to bite the bullet and buy another lens with a wider max. aperture.

 

[ninelives]

It can't give you good bokeh because that's the physical limitation of the lens. If you want good bokeh, you just have to bite the bullet and buy another lens with a wider max. aperture.

yup, correct. i think some brothers still confuse with bokeh and DOF, although they are related.

they are both different things.

 

[lenrek]

It can't give you good bokeh because that's the physical limitation of the lens. If you want good bokeh, you just have to bite the bullet and buy another lens with a wider max. aperture.

Below was a bokeh done by kit-lens (from our great bokeh thread):

A200
18-70 kit lens @ f5.6 70

 

[Getz10]

Dun need to buy wide aperture lens.....beercan is all u need.

 

[navlem]

Something other bros never mentioned.

Try shooting a small object, like bird, or even your handphone or stuff, and use the same rules, with widest aperture and the longest focal length, shoot that small object. You'll definitely achieve bokeh.

 

[jammerwong]

I would like to know the difference between DOF and bokeh.....

 

[liarliar]

DOF - in or out of focus
Bokeh - the quality of the out of focus blur
http://stilllifewith.com/2006/03/27/depth-of-field-and-bokeh/

Want the answer to DOF? Go mount a lens and look through the view finder. Don't have to power on use manual focus with lens cap off and focus on any objects. You will see the answer. check primes and zoom in and out for zoom lens to compare the difference in oof background each type of lens can offer. Answer is in fact straight forward.

For quality of Bokeh on type of lenses read this
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bokeh

 

[evilbaby91]

Thx for all the info.. it helps alot.. will post some picture on CS when i've time.. Hehe^^

every1 is welcome to comment in my photoblog www.skyphoto91.blogspot.com..

Thx

 

[navlem]

haha, can see that you love taking sky photos as much as me

 

[evilbaby91]

well, the sky is very clear that day.. so thinking of snapping the antena of my hse.. so there it is..