BOKEH explained in intense detail

Merry Christmas! No sponsors, no plugs, just a straightforward tutorial telling you EVERYTHING you need, want, or don't want to know about camera lens bokeh for photography, video and filmmaking! I divide bokeh and bokeh-aji into three categories: Shape, Texture and Falloff (such as soap bubble bokeh).

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[nine]

This is a good example of "Great Content".

[karatecunami]

Fun fact: if you focus on a bokeh - it disappears.

[CO_]

It’s pronounced as BROKE, as your financial status after buying the f2 zoom and f1.2 primes.

[cutepyan]

Bokeh is one of the things that made me fall in love with photography when I was 13 years old, now I'm 47. I noticed it in pictures and wanted to find out what causes it, so I started investigating in books from the library and before I knew it, I learned a lot of other stuff related to this fantastic activity, photography. Thank you so much, Tony, for you enthusiasm and your 1st class work.

[michellevanoverbeke]

Bokeh Master Class. I feel like I should get some sort of college credit after watching this. Saving for future reference. Thank you!

[markeverett]

Many people are unaware that it comes from two Japanese characters, To and Neh.

[mcatech]

Hey Tony last video i commented somewhat negatively as vid was nothing but an advert. this video is wonderfully educational fun and interesting so thankyou so much i always love your work and dedication to all of us and i definately want to offer praise when due. Awesome work and thankyou, Merry Christmas

[ASDF]

“Bad bokeh takes your audiences attention”

Blinking star on top of the tree: “hold my beer.”

[SirRelith]

Wow, fantastic way to show why bokeh turns cat eye towards the edges. I've never thought about that before.
Thanks Tony! :)

[JW]

My wife once complained why the backgrounds in the pictures I took were always blurred. She couldn't even remember where the pictures were taken. It was then I realized bokeh is something that only photographers care about.

[robstammers]

I don't care how bokeh is pronounced, to me it's about understanding depth of field, what you want in focus and out of focus, esp in Close up and macro photography. Understanding the mechanics of depth of field and the relationship between low lens apertures and your lens is crucial. However, this video was simple and easy to follow and one of the best I've seen, thanks Tony, best wishes to both of you, looking forward to a new year of content.
Regards Rob (UK).

[godsoloved]

Great Tony, now all the wedding photographers will make heart shaped bokeh the next trend.

[itsalex.]

I think bokeh is under-appreciated. It's great to know that it doesn't matter to "most" people, but it's also great to appreciate the fine details of your craft and understand what works best for you!

[cameralabs]

Nicely explained and presented Tony! I've noticed that many TV shows deliberately chase the bokeh blobs in night-time compositions, but close their lenses a little, presumably to achieve the desired depth of field. The result are visible blobs BUT with the geometric aperture blade shape which I personally don't like - some TV lenses also seem to have basic non-rounded aperture blade systems which accentuates the effect. Since I personally prefer the perfectly rounded shape, it can often be better to choose a lens which delivers the DOF you desire at its maximum aperture. So if you like to shoot at f2.8 for a certain DOF but want round blobs, then go for an f2.8 lens as it will be operating at is maximum aperture without the blades getting in the way. As such, lenses with smaller apertures can sometime be more desirable than those with larger apertures - and obviously smaller and cheaper too. PS - Rugby balls are a similar shape to your American footballs. PPS - concentric onion ring patterns within bokeh blobs are often caused by aspherical elements, although I see them a lot less nowadays, so the grinding process is getting better and better.

[navis]

You're a gifted teacher; love your explanations -- concise and effective. Well done!

[kennyle]

It's spelled bokeh. It's pronounced "pedantic".

[DaveBrown]

This is why this channel is "THE" top photography channel on youtube.
Excellent information and very detailed, thanks so much Tony.
Stay safe both and have a better 2021

[paulswilley]

Bokeh has been my goal for a while now The widest aperture lens is f/ 3.5 15-45mm and a 55-200 mm f/4. I do a lot of outside photography and you have helped me understand more about it. I am a beginner on a very low budget. But I am still having fun with it

[AGag]

I'm surprised it took Tony this long to do a video about his Bokeh. I think we should all chip in and get him a Bokeh gift card.

[ytr]

Very informative. It’s the most I’ve heard on bokeh, had no idea 1979 was the year of bokeh. Also, I’ve always thought it was pronounce bok-hey. 😃 Bokeh is ok for certain shots, but I’ve seen it overdone too many times. Was really nice to see the different bokeh styles.