Category Archives: Bokeh

Check your version of Bokeh 2

Posted on April 30, 2012 by Robert

If you use Bokeh 2 then please check your version number in the about box. On Windows, start Bokeh 2 and open the Help menu to find the about box. On a Mac, start Bokeh 2 and then go to … Continue reading →

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Shortcuts

Posted on March 9, 2012 by Jeff

If you aren’t familiar with the shortcut keys in our products then I strongly suggest that you read this article and watch the video below. These tips will also make you more productive in Photoshop since we use the same … Continue reading →

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It’s not a sale.

Posted on January 13, 2012 by Jeff

  When we announced the Photo Bundle price drop recently, some people thought it was a holiday sale. Just to be clear, it is permanent. The Photo Bundle is $495 (down from $595). It consists of all five of our photography … Continue reading →

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The background is the subject.

Posted on January 11, 2012 by Jeff

Sometimes the foreground object isn’t the only subject of the photo. In the following shots the background was what I really cared about capturing. The foreground is a supporting actor. When using this technique I sometimes like very soft focus … Continue reading →

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Photo Bundle Price Drop

Posted on December 13, 2011 by Jeff

We want more people to get the benefits of all of our photography tools. So, we have permanently decreased the price of the Photo Bundle to $495. That is less than half the cost of buying each product separately. You … Continue reading →

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C-Mount effect with Bokeh

Posted on October 5, 2011 by Jeff

You can get some funky effects by using a C-mount lens on a normal camera. The results are a lot like a pinhole camera, with a dark vignette and circular blur streaks at the edges. I made some presets for … Continue reading →

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Tiny Village People

Posted on July 30, 2011 by Jeff

I just ran across the best fake miniature video I’ve ever seen. So cute! It was made in a town in Portugal by Daniel Espírito Santo, João Botas, and Pedro Sousa. I’m not sure whether they used a real tilt-shift lens or … Continue reading →

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Compact camera’s best friend is Bokeh.

Posted on June 13, 2011 by Jimmy

Seriouscompacts.com recently published an article on Bokeh. Amin Sabet, the author, makes a lot of great points. He said, “It’s a powerful tool for those of us who enjoy the use of compact cameras.”

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Bokeh Review on Photography Bay

Posted on March 19, 2011 by Jimmy

www.photographybay.com/ Eric Regan explains how to use Bokeh for images in his review on PhotographyBay.com. He not only uses the plug-in on still images, he takes it a step further and shows how to spice up a video clip.

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PC World Discovers Bokeh

Posted on February 18, 2011 by Jimmy

Dave Johnson recently reviewed Bokeh on PC Worlds Digital Focus blog. He confesses to using Bokeh to simulate believable lens blur (five-blade, nine-blade, etc.) in past posts. After all, catadioptric lenses are tough to find.

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