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Bokeh Photography Effect

By Sindri Diego Illustrations by Damien Scogin

You will need

Paper thick and black

Camera lens 50mm

Camera

Compass

Ruler

Scissors

X-Acto knife

Bokeh comes from the Japanese word for “blur.” In photography, the bokeh effect has to do with the aesthetics of out-of-focus areas of the picture.

With this project, you can create an effect that makes the out-of-focus lights in your pictures appear any shape you want.

1. Measure and cut a paper disk.

Set your compass ...

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