If they are right next to the tree you will notice many of the lights will be smaller or more in focus since your subject is so close to it! So put your subject close to you – and leave some space between them and the tree. Tip #2: the placement of your subject is SUPER important!!!! The farther they are away from the Christmas tree (or lights), and the closer to your camera, the more bokeh you will see. Both images are a big dark for my liking – but you can see the affect of the aperture on the image. Settings: f/1.8, SS 1/200, ISO 1250 - notice how much bigger the lights look in this one compared to below! I prefer my 50mm f/1.8 but have used my 85mm f/1.8 as well… If you’re not using your dSLR then you’re choosing your iphone and you don’t have an option for a different lens! so lets move on. As long as you are able to nail your focus point this will give you the creamiest background. Tip #1 : choose your lens with a low f-stop – when I am trying to obtain some beautiful creamy bokeh i will shoot wide open at f/1.4 or f/1.8. BUT… you can even get this kind of image with your iphone! I am going to tell you with 100% certainty that you will be happier with the dSLR, but it can definitely be done with your iphone (especially the new portrait mode). This ‘bokeh’ and out of focus foreground or background is best achieved with a dSLR lens and my favorite lens to use for it is the my 50mm f/1.8…. so basically is the beautiful blur created in the out of focus parts of your image, while the subject of your image is in sharp focus. So first things first… what is BOKEH!? according to Wikipedia, bokeh is “the aesthetic quality of the blur produced in the out-of-focus parts of an image produced by a lens. (full disclosure – this image of Leo was taken by my forever photo bestie Lindsey – in her FIRST ever lesson to me on what the heck i was doing…but i just had to share its cute-ness!)Ĭomparison images in this post are straight out of the camera (or phone!) – no editing at all so you can see the importance of getting it right in camera to get the look that you’re going for. and it continues to be one of my all time favorite photos of him! The first photo Christmas card we sent out was my son snoozing in front of some lights with that beautiful bokeh. everything festive (i’ve been listening to Christmas music since wayyyy before Thanksgiving!). Christmas is one of my absolute favorite times of year…. Ok ok… so its 3 days before Christmas and you still haven’t gotten that beautiful shot of your kiddos with the blurred Christmas lights… look no farther! I’m going to share some SUPER easy tips to help you achieve this image so you can remember these moments forever.
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