Bokeh Photography. Thanks to Renata for suggesting this technique, which I hadn't heard about before. Basically I cut a tiny stencil in a paper mask that goes over the lens which alters the light coming into the camera, thus creating a shape out of the circles of light normally formed when images are very blurry. There's a more detailed explanation, simple how-to guide with additional examples
HERE. I didn't have quite the right lens for this, so the image I cut out was cropped by the actual aperture, but different parts of it were revealed at different locations in the frame. I took these images from a hill overlooking downtown Richmond, VA.
Bokeh Photography. Thanks to Renata for suggesting this technique, which I hadn't heard about before. Basically I cut a tiny stencil in a paper mask that goes over the lens which alters the light coming into the camera, thus creating a shape out of the circles of light normally formed when images are very blurry. There's a more detailed explanation, simple how-to guide with additional examples HERE. I didn't have quite the right lens for this, so the image I cut out was cropped by the actual aperture, but different parts of it were revealed at different locations in the frame. I took these images from a hill overlooking downtown Richmond, VA.
That's so cool.
ReplyDeleteA bunch of souls plodding along...
ReplyDeleteMost excellent.
they look great
ReplyDeleteand I admit that the Sun explenation thing, it still blows my mind. And the weird thing is that a flashback came back to me of hearing it when I was a kid. About cutting a circle in a cardboad and looking at the floor.
Oh and D and C say hello!
"who the f%$@% was that?"
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ReplyDeletethese are so moody and beautiful.
although you may have created a monster!
::eyes camera with wicked glee::
How weird! I was JUST experimenting with a "bokeh skull" this past weekend.
ReplyDeleteI have a star shape glued on my lens 24/7, but was trying out some new shapes.
I remember having a Christmas glasses with that effect on them, they said something about looking at the christmas tree with them would show you "a magical Christmas message" (being a snowflake or merry christmas).
ReplyDeleteYours is way more badass though!
that's amazing.
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