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thedailywhat: Create Your Own “Bokeh” Photographs Here’s a cool trick you can try out with your SLR camera. All you need is a large aperture lens (ex: 50mm / F1.8) and a sheet of opaque paper or cardboard. The out-of-focus dots that you see in theimage are known as “Bokeh,” a term which is derived from the Japanese word meaning “blur.” 1) Create a fake lens hood with the paperboard by cutting out a hole in the shape of your choice. 2) Place the hood over the lens and see how it looks through the viewfinder. 3) Set your camera to its lowest aperture value or bulb exposure. Have fun!
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Create Your Own “Bokeh” Photographs

Here’s a cool trick you can try out with your SLR camera. All you need is a large aperture lens (ex: 50mm / F1.8) and a sheet of opaque paper or cardboard. The out-of-focus dots that you see in theimage are known as “Bokeh,” a term which is derived from the Japanese word meaning “blur.”

1) Create a fake lens hood with the paperboard by cutting out a hole in the shape of your choice.

2) Place the hood over the lens and see how it looks through the viewfinder.

3) Set your camera to its lowest aperture value or bulb exposure. Have fun!

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“All the world’s major religions, with their emphasis on love, compassion, patience, tolerance, and forgiveness can and do promote inner values. But the reality of the world today is that grounding ethics in religion is no longer adequate. This is why I am increasingly convinced that the time has come to find a way of thinking about spirituality and ethics beyond religion altogether.”

Our reality is our own to create, and the sooner that you realize that the sooner that you can change. Or history will just hit repeat and you will pass your poison down onto your child’s feet. And they will struggle, struggle to breathe, cowering in shadows that you cast they cannot see. Beautiful sunset. Passionate kiss. These things mean nothing when you cannot come to terms with the person who you are, and who you’re meant to be are separated by a sea of insecurities.

“Some of the finest, most bad ass photographers working a camera today aren’t even on twitter. They don’t have a blog following. They’re busy with a camera and they’re chasing the light. Not the following. Not the car. Not the fame. Not the new product to flip and sell to all of us. If they are writing a book their pen is a lens and their ink is light. You want to aspire to something? Aspire to that.”

P is for pathetic. Would you want your caterer to forget how to cook chicken and just microwave it? Do you want your officiant to forget your names and just call you “him” and “her”? Do you want your accountant to spray and pray? Your doctor? Your mechanic? Your lawn care guy? Why on God’s great green earth would you want your wedding day covered by someone who has forgotten how to use their camera? WHY set that low of a bar for those getting into the industry? Weddings aren’t school. You’ve got one shot to get it right or screw it royally. Oh! Don’t worry. Most of your first weddings will be for friends and family he says. The perfect people to screw over with bad photos. If you’re having to spray and pray then maybe, just maybe, you need to get your business started on a different kind of job. Like portraits. Portraits are a great place to start. Learn on jobs you can redo if you need to. Don’t screw with someone’s wedding day by not knowing what you’re doing. Period.

Don’t give someone who doesn’t know what they are doing the confidence to boldly set out and keep not doing what they should be doing. Think about it. If those of us who care about this craft actually didn’t want new photographer to succeed

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