Creative focus techniques!

Creative focus techniques!

1. Bokeh

   • Creates circles of confusion by multiple out of focus light sources, usually in the background of a photo.
   • You create this effect by using a large aperture. (You then need to balance the ISO and shutter speed which will have to be fast.)

2. Dynamic zoom

   • Gives a sense of movement in still images.
   • Use a long shutter speed and hence a smaller aperture. Then zoom in the lens whilst taking the photo.
   • You can do this on photoshop by using the radial blur (under filter then blur) This can create a spin or zoom technique.

3. Tilt shift

   • Transforms the real world into miniature, by blurring the top and bottom of a photo and saturating the colours.
   • To do this in photoshop; go to filter-blur-tilt shift- change bars and amount of blur. Then go to image-adjustments-hue and saturation-increase saturation.

4. Pinhole

   • Create a heavy black vigette
   • Using bridge go to camera roll- fx -add vingette- add grain
   • This creates a moody dark atmosphere and replicates old photos and pinhole cameras.
   • You can also do this using your camera or phone by covering the lens and making a pin size hole