{"id":4969,"date":"2015-12-18T18:11:58","date_gmt":"2015-12-18T18:11:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gavtrain.com\/?p=4969"},"modified":"2015-12-18T18:11:58","modified_gmt":"2015-12-18T18:11:58","slug":"tips-for-better-bokeh","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gavtrain.com\/?p=4969","title":{"rendered":"Tips for Better Bokeh"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Recently I shared a few of my <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gavtrain.com\/?p=4933\">bokeh shots as a Friday Freebie<\/a>. Nice as they are, nothing beats shooting your own stock shots and luckily bokeh is easy to do. This time of year is also perfect for bokeh shots with many places covered in festive lights which makes brilliant bokeh.<\/p>\n<p>In the video below I cover the basics of bokeh, what it is, how you can control it and some simple tips for getting some great photos with it.<\/p>\n<p>[youtube]https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=4zBfBDNyGpA[\/youtube]<\/p>\n<p>OK, so you\u2019ve mastered bokeh and it\u2019s time to go beyond basic bokeh. In part 2 of this mini series I dive a bit deeper by adding flash, doubling my bokeh count and changing the bokeh shape.<\/p>\n<p>[youtube]https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=3mXg7-Juvrc&amp;feature=youtu.be&amp;a=[\/youtube]<\/p>\n<p>Bokeh is brilliant fun to play with but remember it\u2019s not just for Christmas, the basic principles can be applied year round on any shot that has small points of light in the background.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-4969 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.gavtrain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Bokeh-Bulb-1.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"133\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gavtrain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Bokeh-Bulb-1-200x133.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.gavtrain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Bokeh-Bulb-1-200x133.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.gavtrain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Bokeh-Bulb-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.gavtrain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Bokeh-Bulb-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.gavtrain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Bokeh-Bulb-1-640x426.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.gavtrain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Bokeh-Bulb-1-163x109.jpg 163w, https:\/\/www.gavtrain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Bokeh-Bulb-1-105x70.jpg 105w, https:\/\/www.gavtrain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Bokeh-Bulb-1-625x416.jpg 625w, https:\/\/www.gavtrain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Bokeh-Bulb-1-180x120.jpg 180w, https:\/\/www.gavtrain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Bokeh-Bulb-1-960x640.jpg 960w, https:\/\/www.gavtrain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Bokeh-Bulb-1-350x233.jpg 350w, https:\/\/www.gavtrain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Bokeh-Bulb-1.jpg 1100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.gavtrain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/BOKEH-2.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"133\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gavtrain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/BOKEH-2-200x133.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.gavtrain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/BOKEH-2-200x133.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.gavtrain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/BOKEH-2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.gavtrain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/BOKEH-2-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.gavtrain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/BOKEH-2-640x427.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.gavtrain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/BOKEH-2-163x109.jpg 163w, https:\/\/www.gavtrain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/BOKEH-2-105x70.jpg 105w, https:\/\/www.gavtrain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/BOKEH-2-625x417.jpg 625w, https:\/\/www.gavtrain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/BOKEH-2-180x120.jpg 180w, https:\/\/www.gavtrain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/BOKEH-2-960x640.jpg 960w, https:\/\/www.gavtrain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/BOKEH-2-350x233.jpg 350w, https:\/\/www.gavtrain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/BOKEH-2.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.gavtrain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/BOKEH-3.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"133\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gavtrain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/BOKEH-3-200x133.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.gavtrain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/BOKEH-3-200x133.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.gavtrain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/BOKEH-3-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.gavtrain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/BOKEH-3-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.gavtrain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/BOKEH-3-640x427.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.gavtrain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/BOKEH-3-163x109.jpg 163w, https:\/\/www.gavtrain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/BOKEH-3-105x70.jpg 105w, https:\/\/www.gavtrain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/BOKEH-3-625x417.jpg 625w, https:\/\/www.gavtrain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/BOKEH-3-180x120.jpg 180w, https:\/\/www.gavtrain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/BOKEH-3-960x640.jpg 960w, https:\/\/www.gavtrain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/BOKEH-3-350x233.jpg 350w, https:\/\/www.gavtrain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/BOKEH-3.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Recently I shared a few of my bokeh shots as a Friday Freebie. Nice as they are, nothing beats shooting your own stock shots and luckily bokeh is easy to do. This time of year is also perfect for bokeh shots with many places covered in festive lights which makes brilliant bokeh. In the video &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gavtrain.com\/?p=4969\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Tips for Better Bokeh<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4973,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[76,23,36,78,24,32,3,102],"class_list":["post-4969","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-videos","tag-adorama","tag-featured","tag-photography","tag-speedlight","tag-spotlight","tag-tripod-2","tag-video","tag-vintage"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gavtrain.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4969","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gavtrain.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gavtrain.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gavtrain.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gavtrain.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=4969"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.gavtrain.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4969\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4975,"href":"https:\/\/www.gavtrain.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4969\/revisions\/4975"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gavtrain.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/4973"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gavtrain.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=4969"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gavtrain.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=4969"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gavtrain.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=4969"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}