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.
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.
There's a Japanes photographer who travelled the world with his wife and took photos at every landmark with the background blurred... e.g. You could vaguely make out the Eiffel Tower... lol
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.
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
Correct. In Spanish, it is easy to write/pronounce since under the vast majority of instances, few exceptions, the vowels are pronounced one way. In English, the letter “O” can be pronounced different ways just as the rest of the vowels, sometimes mute. Also, Japanese has different concepts that do not necessarily translate to other languages/concepts. Take “Kodo”, roughly translates “soul of motion”, just as a river or current of air flows. It is a conceptual approach to the design of Mazdas’ CX-5 vehicle and others. So this video making a big deal of “bokeh” is pedantic.
Yeah I only figured that out while making this video.... The shape is always the radius of two circles, which might be different sizes depending on the sizes of the front and rear openings. The front opening always creates the outside edge of the bokeh ball.
@@TonyAndChelsea It also depends on the aperture setting. Wide open, only the front and rear openings determine the edges of the bokeh balls. When the diaphragm is stopped down one stop, the shape of the bokeh near the middle of the photo is aperture-shaped (as you show at 5:00), while near the edges of the frame the front and rear openings may still create cat-eye shapes. A few stops down from wide open, and all of the bokeh balls are now aperture-shaped.
Very enlightening technical explanation, thank you! By the way, I'm Japanese and don't get why bokeh isn't simply called "blur" in English. In Japanese, 'boke' isn't a magical word, and outside photography we regularly use it to describe "senility," "forgetfulness," "blurriness," a certain state of mental fogginess. Your grandpa "bokeru" means his old age makes his memory and thoughts blurry, in other words, he loses his sharpness. So yes, it makes sense to use the same term in photography and visual arts. "You boke!" is even used as an insult. Just to round up my pedantry: Tony pronounces 'boke' right at the 6:05 mark ("...sacrificing bokeh unless you..."). Both syllables 'bo' and 'ke' are short. 'Bo' is as short as in "bottle" and 'ke' sounds like in 'cat' or 'Kelly.' If you're unsure on how to pronounce it, just say 'blur.'
The term "bokeh" sounds more professional and I love that they adopted this word in photography since most photographic gadgets originated in Japan anyway. They should apply more Japanese words that are easier for non-Japanese speakers to pronounce!😁 I actually heard another person mention it fr one of my portraitures so I was surprised that he applied the word correctly for the blurry effects. I didn't know back then that the photography world had adopted this word already.
very interesting and funny!. The photography world has really taken to this "new" word to describe blur. However in most instances, when people use the word bokeh in photography, they typically refer to the lovely round balls as Tony has shown in this video. As opposed to motion blur, light trail blur or not so nice slightly missed focus blur, as well as diffused hazy blur, glowy blur (such as Photoshop can create) defocused etc. I really love the big round bokeh, but also quite like the chaotic weird shaped or swirly blur you can get using Lensbaby lenses. Lots and lots of different types of blur, but we tend to think of "bokeh" as the classic roundish ones. It's just an acquired fashion to now use the term, having said that, it can really help to pinpoint a particular "type" of blur in photography.
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).
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!
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
Vesica piscis was what came to mind. I’ve always wondered why we didn’t learn that one in school. Unrelated but kind of- around the age of 20 DMT “came to me” (it felt like a coming of age, plz don’t judge) and in the brief moment I spend on it, I watched a tree blur and a geometric pattern of circles fit perfectly over it. I’m certain these shapes are sacred and involved in secret sciences.
True but technically that describes the 3 dimensional shape whereas this is a 2 dimensional shape. Sorry, but what's a comment about bokeh without someone else making an overly pedantic correction right?
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
Thanks. As a retired engineer, I really enjoyed your technical explanation of how bokeh is generated. Never given much thought to bokeh before. Only thought of it as "blurring" of the background at lower f-stops. Hopefully, I won't start missing the plot of movies as I study bokeh in the future.
That's classical. - pros worry about bokeh - hobbyists worry about correct pronunciation of "bokeh" 🙂 No I'm wrong. - hobbyists worry about bokeh and its pronunciation. - pros know that their customers simply don't care.
Tony, I think you need a bokeh intervention, lol! Thanks for this explanation. I always wondered why some bokeh was football shaped, once you explained it I was like "well, duh!" Made perfect sense.
Owning a Petzval with customizable aperture blades I can tell you that you have to place your subjects in front of lights in order to get that effect, and for the most part you just don't do that at weddings. But it is a neat effect if you can find a way to make it happen that doesn't screw with the autofocus.
@@swistedfilms I worked with a guy that did it in the late 70s. He (we) only had all manual equipment. It wasn't difficult at all. I set up the lights in the background. They were used in the picture to announce the engagement and/or the wedding invitation. I don't remember him doing it in the actual wedding.
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.
As an amateur photographer I appreciate the fact that you explain things so that those of us who are new to the field can understand. Thank you so much! Also just purchased your book stunning digital photography can’t wait to read it.
Nicely done! Back in the day we just called it "the round blurry bits" We just knew the cheap lenses couldn't blur or blurred weirdly and expensive lenses did it like your fave movie. Try a mirror lens for weird bokeh. Hope you are Livin' la vida bokeh, Tony! :)
I found an example of natural bokeh which is in shadows. Especially trees, I’m not talking about cameras either; you can see it with your naked eye if a trees shadow is at the right distance so that it appears out of focus and the highlights are shaped as bokeh balls. Just something I found interesting.
In the 1980’s I remember photographers comparing star bursts, you could even get filters to create them at wide apertures. Then in the 1990’s it was lens flares. Now its all about the bokeh balls. Good video, thanks for explaining.
The technical term for American Football ball 2:40 would be a Prolate Spheroid. Or a Spheroid in more vague terms. In Spain and France and most of Europe, what you call (American) Football ball shape would be mostly named a Rugby ball shape (as football is what Americans call Soccer). I would personally call the non circular shape an Oval
Now that I know about this (in more detail) I'll have to go out and shoot some pictures of a beer barrel. Yea, because everyone likes the Beer Barrel Bokeh. : - )
Thank you. This is a good, educational, and interesting video. I now know how to look at bokeh, and a bit more about how to set my lens to get the bokeh I want.
Bokeh is also important in outdoor sports, too. I like my Fuji lenses, but the zooms have too busy/nervous backgrounds that draw attention away from the subjects. It is particularly bad with trees and brush on a sunny day.
At first I was like "Wow, it's cool how the bokeh balls growing while the subject moves further from the camera". But later the unpredictable focus adjustments made the bokeh pulsation quite distracting. I guess ideally the autofocus should have been switched off then the movement is done. The out of focus hands were so jarring it's hard to describe. It just reminds that the fast lenses can give really neat effects, but there are a lot of things that can go wrong.
focus/refocus speed should be adjusted to a slower setting to reduce this pulsating, he probably had the camera tracking his face(auto af/track) since he was moving back & forth
@@AshleyPaul It's possible he does but he was using a different lens in order to demonstrate the effect. He usually uses a 24MM lens. Here he was using an 85MM lens which likely has a different motor that isn't ideal for video due to the noise. There probably was only so much he could do about the noise in post and it's likely it won't happen in the next video.
I noticed Bokeh after learning photography from you. But as much as I liked it, I never got hyperfocused on it. It's nice, but it's not something I ever strived for. However learning more about it was definitely interesting, thanks Tony!
As always you very balanced - thanks a lot for this exact right balance of simplicity and healthy logic 👍😎 One more aspect of bokeh probably more interesting is how sharp DOF zone graduately becomes bokeh becouse at moderate f values it makes picture to represent original 3d scene volume better in 2d picture, even light plays here a top role bokeh also adds to volume felling for viewer. some lenses have distinct bluring of each next tree in ally for example and some have only two condition - sharp in dof or similarly blurred (different amount of blur but single character) - so backdrop and subject only feeling, no graduate volume of scene
My comment on correct pronunciation of "bokeh" was featured! I'M SO FAMOUS!!! :D This video was actually really helpful on why bokeh balls are football shaped. Thanks for making this video! :)
I loved this video, explained it very clearly and I love how you quickly demonstrated the concepts on-camera! This is absolutely my favorite camera youtube video of this year. Or that's what I'd like to say, but chelsea made the camera company dating video, which is the camera youtube video of the decade. But this is still a great video, so thank you!
My perspective on this was like, when I saw straight edges caused by aperture blades, I immediately thought, OK, this is not shot with a cellphone. It's a professional camera because it has aperture blades!
Poor assistant Justin having to dig through reams of negative UA-cam comments to find bokeh pronunciation criticism. Looking forward to trying that heart-shaped bokeh trick!
@@TonyAndChelsea Looks great, but I definitely love the full motion blur of a 360 degree equivalent shutter speed on high frame rates. Great content as ever tho, keep it up!
First, let me say I have wondered about it and thank you for a real explanation of its cause. I always give you credit on the technical side, you are one of the few photographers who understand what it means to press that button. Personally, I don't understand who would should care about it. There is something called photoshop which will give you any background you desire.
I like pentagonal and hexagonal bokeh. It may be a vintage thing, but I find it more true to the artform. It's an artefact of artists tools. It's the fingerprint of the lens. You may want busy or special shaped bokeh.
Hey Tony, just go watch Fimaker IQ 's video for the subect "why are anamorphic bokeh oval" .its recent. THATS nerdy on a whole different level.i think you got wrong the part about anamorphical lenses.cheers!
Thank you Tony and Chelsea for another interesting video. Wishing you and your family a wonderful Christmas/Holiday and New Year. Thank you again for all that you have done this year!
"toe-neh"
Lame
Lol
🤣
Hahahahahahaha
And it fits even better because it sounds kinda like Tony wrongly pronouncing bokeh.
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.
Fun fact: if you focus on a bokeh - it disappears.
😂
like my work i did, whenever my boss focusses on it its gone
Thanks xD
Its funny because its true :p
Lol, spot on!
It’s pronounced as BROKE, as your financial status after buying the f2 zoom and f1.2 primes.
FAX
brokeh
@@frankfeng2701 In Canada we say "Broke eh?"
even with 2.8 zoom and 1.4 prime :))
😂 hilarious
This is a good example of "Great Content".
Many people are unaware that it comes from two Japanese characters, To and Neh.
Pronounced tuna?
LOL
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.
And they argue about the shapes of bokeh, and cannot enjoy a movie without talking about onion rings. Photographers are losers.
There's a Japanes photographer who travelled the world with his wife and took photos at every landmark with the background blurred... e.g. You could vaguely make out the Eiffel Tower... lol
@@CO8848_2 they also do not know from where kids come
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.
Bokeh Master Class. I feel like I should get some sort of college credit after watching this. Saving for future reference. Thank you!
Glad it was helpful!
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
“Bad bokeh takes your audiences attention”
Blinking star on top of the tree: “hold my beer.”
It's spelled bokeh. It's pronounced "pedantic".
As stated, the word is spelled bo-ke (in Japanese characters.)
Correct. In Spanish, it is easy to write/pronounce since under the vast majority of instances, few exceptions, the vowels are pronounced one way. In English, the letter “O” can be pronounced different ways just as the rest of the vowels, sometimes mute. Also, Japanese has different concepts that do not necessarily translate to other languages/concepts. Take “Kodo”, roughly translates “soul of motion”, just as a river or current of air flows. It is a conceptual approach to the design of Mazdas’ CX-5 vehicle and others. So this video making a big deal of “bokeh” is pedantic.
Wow, fantastic way to show why bokeh turns cat eye towards the edges. I've never thought about that before.
Thanks Tony! :)
Yeah I only figured that out while making this video.... The shape is always the radius of two circles, which might be different sizes depending on the sizes of the front and rear openings. The front opening always creates the outside edge of the bokeh ball.
@@TonyAndChelsea It also depends on the aperture setting. Wide open, only the front and rear openings determine the edges of the bokeh balls. When the diaphragm is stopped down one stop, the shape of the bokeh near the middle of the photo is aperture-shaped (as you show at 5:00), while near the edges of the frame the front and rear openings may still create cat-eye shapes. A few stops down from wide open, and all of the bokeh balls are now aperture-shaped.
Very enlightening technical explanation, thank you!
By the way, I'm Japanese and don't get why bokeh isn't simply called "blur" in English. In Japanese, 'boke' isn't a magical word, and outside photography we regularly use it to describe "senility," "forgetfulness," "blurriness," a certain state of mental fogginess. Your grandpa "bokeru" means his old age makes his memory and thoughts blurry, in other words, he loses his sharpness. So yes, it makes sense to use the same term in photography and visual arts. "You boke!" is even used as an insult.
Just to round up my pedantry: Tony pronounces 'boke' right at the 6:05 mark ("...sacrificing bokeh unless you..."). Both syllables 'bo' and 'ke' are short. 'Bo' is as short as in "bottle" and 'ke' sounds like in 'cat' or 'Kelly.' If you're unsure on how to pronounce it, just say 'blur.'
The term "bokeh" sounds more professional and I love that they adopted this word in photography since most photographic gadgets originated in Japan anyway. They should apply more Japanese words that are easier for non-Japanese speakers to pronounce!😁
I actually heard another person mention it fr one of my portraitures so I was surprised that he applied the word correctly for the blurry effects. I didn't know back then that the photography world had adopted this word already.
very interesting and funny!. The photography world has really taken to this "new" word to describe blur. However in most instances, when people use the word bokeh in photography, they typically refer to the lovely round balls as Tony has shown in this video. As opposed to motion blur, light trail blur or not so nice slightly missed focus blur, as well as diffused hazy blur, glowy blur (such as Photoshop can create) defocused etc. I really love the big round bokeh, but also quite like the chaotic weird shaped or swirly blur you can get using Lensbaby lenses. Lots and lots of different types of blur, but we tend to think of "bokeh" as the classic roundish ones.
It's just an acquired fashion to now use the term, having said that, it can really help to pinpoint a particular "type" of blur in photography.
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).
I don’t care how overplayed it is, I love me some Christmas light bokeh. 🌲
Excellent video! I too find myself watching and contemplating the nature of the bokeh in certain movie scenes.
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!
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
At 2:46 -- the shape of an American football is "prolate spheroid." Merry Christmas to all, and thanks to those who corrected me.
Vesica piscis was what came to mind. I’ve always wondered why we didn’t learn that one in school.
Unrelated but kind of- around the age of 20 DMT “came to me” (it felt like a coming of age, plz don’t judge) and in the brief moment I spend on it, I watched a tree blur and a geometric pattern of circles fit perfectly over it.
I’m certain these shapes are sacred and involved in secret sciences.
True but technically that describes the 3 dimensional shape whereas this is a 2 dimensional shape. Sorry, but what's a comment about bokeh without someone else making an overly pedantic correction right?
@@DennisKapatos You understand the true nature of the internet.
@@DennisKapatos Yep. I was counting on someone pointing out the 2- 3- dimensional distinction. Cograts for being the one!.
Andy Zehner "prolate spheroid"
Tony is the UA-cam King of Bokeh.
I wouldve said Kai... but i like tony too
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
You're a gifted teacher; love your explanations -- concise and effective. Well done!
Can you do a video on this video set up. This video is so clean👍👍👍👍
Thanks. As a retired engineer, I really enjoyed your technical explanation of how bokeh is generated. Never given much thought to bokeh before. Only thought of it as "blurring" of the background at lower f-stops. Hopefully, I won't start missing the plot of movies as I study bokeh in the future.
An EXCELLENT, informative, very understandable explanation! Thanks, Tony -- keep up the good work.
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.
That's classical.
- pros worry about bokeh
- hobbyists worry about correct pronunciation of "bokeh" 🙂
No I'm wrong.
- hobbyists worry about bokeh and its pronunciation.
- pros know that their customers simply don't care.
you maybe right 😂
Your so right!
I agree but over on dpreview right now a lot of people would disagree with you.
Tony, I think you need a bokeh intervention, lol! Thanks for this explanation. I always wondered why some bokeh was football shaped, once you explained it I was like "well, duh!" Made perfect sense.
Great Tony, now all the wedding photographers will make heart shaped bokeh the next trend.
Owning a Petzval with customizable aperture blades I can tell you that you have to place your subjects in front of lights in order to get that effect, and for the most part you just don't do that at weddings. But it is a neat effect if you can find a way to make it happen that doesn't screw with the autofocus.
@@swistedfilms I worked with a guy that did it in the late 70s. He (we) only had all manual equipment. It wasn't difficult at all. I set up the lights in the background. They were used in the picture to announce the engagement and/or the wedding invitation. I don't remember him doing it in the actual wedding.
@@kennygo8300 Oh aye, at those slower paced shoots sure. Just not during the ceremony itself.
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.
As an amateur photographer I appreciate the fact that you explain things so that those of us who are new to the field can understand. Thank you so much! Also just purchased your book stunning digital photography can’t wait to read it.
Nicely done! Back in the day we just called it "the round blurry bits" We just knew the cheap lenses couldn't blur or blurred weirdly and expensive lenses did it like your fave movie. Try a mirror lens for weird bokeh. Hope you are Livin' la vida bokeh, Tony! :)
OK finally a bokeh pun I can get on board with!
This is the most Tony Northrup video I've ever seen. Love it!
One of the best demonstrations on UA-cam.....
One of the best presentations ever on this topic. I rarely look to achieve bokeh. I'm big on storytelling aperture.
I found an example of natural bokeh which is in shadows. Especially trees, I’m not talking about cameras either; you can see it with your naked eye if a trees shadow is at the right distance so that it appears out of focus and the highlights are shaped as bokeh balls. Just something I found interesting.
I know what you mean and thought I was seeing things!
That was the perfect amount of nerdy. Thank you for making my day.
Thank you Tony for all your hard work. You have been a pinnacle to most of our careers. Keep up the good work my friend.
In the 1980’s I remember photographers comparing star bursts, you could even get filters to create them at wide apertures. Then in the 1990’s it was lens flares. Now its all about the bokeh balls. Good video, thanks for explaining.
I love bokeh, and I have learned a lot from this video! Thanks guys and Merry Christmas! 🎄🥳
I really admire your teaching approach. Great work thank you Tony!
Knowing bokeh in intense detail will be my main talking point going forward in life
I enjoyed your video on bokeh ... thank you for helping a photography enthusiast, like myself, to more fully understand the basics
Glad it was helpful!
5:09 is how Tony wakes up Chelsea in the morning as he watches her eyes open
🤣🤣🤣🤣
The technical term for American Football ball 2:40 would be a Prolate Spheroid. Or a Spheroid in more vague terms. In Spain and France and most of Europe, what you call (American) Football ball shape would be mostly named a Rugby ball shape (as football is what Americans call Soccer). I would personally call the non circular shape an Oval
Now that I know about this (in more detail) I'll have to go out and shoot some pictures of a beer barrel. Yea, because everyone likes the Beer Barrel Bokeh. : - )
I'm obsessed with bokeh because my 85mm f1.4 lens is the only thing that makes my pictures obviously different from a smartphone picture.
Lol!!
@Jonny Raul Which lens do you have?
@@st.michaelthearchangel7774 Samyang for e-mount
Do you know or have you heard . . . Which syllable is emphasized, the bo or the ke? Great video Tony.
That's some mega Tonehture!
Now I understand 'football bokeh'! Straightforward and to the point - thank you.
Omg dude!!!! That heart shape trick blew my mind!
Thank you. This is a good, educational, and interesting video. I now know how to look at bokeh, and a bit more about how to set my lens to get the bokeh I want.
This is the best explanation of bokeh and how it is "produced" that I have seen so far.
This was a *really* good video. I laughed and learned. Merry Christmas to the Northrups!
Same to you!
Bokeh is also important in outdoor sports, too. I like my Fuji lenses, but the zooms have too busy/nervous backgrounds that draw attention away from the subjects. It is particularly bad with trees and brush on a sunny day.
At first I was like "Wow, it's cool how the bokeh balls growing while the subject moves further from the camera". But later the unpredictable focus adjustments made the bokeh pulsation quite distracting. I guess ideally the autofocus should have been switched off then the movement is done. The out of focus hands were so jarring it's hard to describe. It just reminds that the fast lenses can give really neat effects, but there are a lot of things that can go wrong.
focus/refocus speed should be adjusted to a slower setting to reduce this pulsating, he probably had the camera tracking his face(auto af/track) since he was moving back & forth
It's also painful because you can hear the lens autofocusing, in a low rumble. I don't know how he does not hear that.
@@AshleyPaul It's possible he does but he was using a different lens in order to demonstrate the effect. He usually uses a 24MM lens. Here he was using an 85MM lens which likely has a different motor that isn't ideal for video due to the noise. There probably was only so much he could do about the noise in post and it's likely it won't happen in the next video.
@@AshleyPaul interesting, I didn't notice at all 1st time watching, maybe because I was too distracted by room echo
@@AshleyPaul Didn't even hear it. Lolz.
The heart shape cut out demonstration blew my mind, such wonderfully educational content
Thanks Tony. I shall be practicing this on Christmas Day!
I noticed Bokeh after learning photography from you. But as much as I liked it, I never got hyperfocused on it. It's nice, but it's not something I ever strived for. However learning more about it was definitely interesting, thanks Tony!
Very clear and elegant explanation.
As always you very balanced - thanks a lot for this exact right balance of simplicity and healthy logic 👍😎 One more aspect of bokeh probably more interesting is how sharp DOF zone graduately becomes bokeh becouse at moderate f values it makes picture to represent original 3d scene volume better in 2d picture, even light plays here a top role bokeh also adds to volume felling for viewer. some lenses have distinct bluring of each next tree in ally for example and some have only two condition - sharp in dof or similarly blurred (different amount of blur but single character) - so backdrop and subject only feeling, no graduate volume of scene
Absolutely loved this video
My comment on correct pronunciation of "bokeh" was featured! I'M SO FAMOUS!!! :D
This video was actually really helpful on why bokeh balls are football shaped. Thanks for making this video! :)
How is this video not more popular?? I love bokeh. Thanks for explaining it Tony.
Probably your best tutorial to date, very well done. Christmas greetings from Ireland to you and family.
Why is your ear out of focus Tony? I wanna see the lake Tony.
I loved this video, explained it very clearly and I love how you quickly demonstrated the concepts on-camera! This is absolutely my favorite camera youtube video of this year.
Or that's what I'd like to say, but chelsea made the camera company dating video, which is the camera youtube video of the decade.
But this is still a great video, so thank you!
Well done,, What lens did you use to take this video ??? pls replay..
Thanks for starting to upload in 4k again Tony!
My perspective on this was like, when I saw straight edges caused by aperture blades, I immediately thought, OK, this is not shot with a cellphone. It's a professional camera because it has aperture blades!
I always see beautiful bokeh on TV from studio productions like cooking shows. The effects are superb.
Chelsea and Tony Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year and many thanks for your videos in 2020.
thanks for making it so easy to understand, as someone who has need taking photos for a long time I didn't think of it like this before
I am learning how to paint Bokeh this is very helpful!
Thanks for this video Tony and Chelsea. And, Merry Christmas and a happy and prosperous New Year from down in Brazil!!!
EXACTLY the explanation I was looking for. thank you
Best explanation of bokeh ever. Thanks 👍🏻
11:07 - that‘s exactly right.... every time when I noticed and talked about bokeh, I lost attentions from my audience - all my families....
Thank you Tony. Enjoy your teaching style and great information.
Poor assistant Justin having to dig through reams of negative UA-cam comments to find bokeh pronunciation criticism.
Looking forward to trying that heart-shaped bokeh trick!
Justin left some time ago already...
@@chcomes OK Tony having to sort through his own comments is worse!
Excellent explanation...
Excellent job Tony, loved the video and found it thorough and informative!
My name is John and I am addicted to Bokeh.
Andrey here, love bokehlicious images ( should be 100 comments here 😁 )
Loving the HFR quality videos. Are you guys shooting this with 180 or 360 shutter? (ie 60th or 120th shutter speed)
180 shutter whenever possible (1/125)
@@TonyAndChelsea The image quality has improved! watching at 4k 60 it is really nice.
@@TonyAndChelsea Looks great, but I definitely love the full motion blur of a 360 degree equivalent shutter speed on high frame rates. Great content as ever tho, keep it up!
I'll forgive you for not being fluent in Japanese if I'm allowed to do street photography without asking everyone for permission.
You don’t need to be fluent to only pronounce one word correctly. 😉
First, let me say I have wondered about it and thank you for a real explanation of its cause. I always give you credit on the technical side, you are one of the few photographers who understand what it means to press that button.
Personally, I don't understand who would should care about it. There is something called photoshop which will give you any background you desire.
I like pentagonal and hexagonal bokeh. It may be a vintage thing, but I find it more true to the artform. It's an artefact of artists tools. It's the fingerprint of the lens. You may want busy or special shaped bokeh.
Great video, new to cameras, super helpful.
Fascinating
Love this presentation 👍 Very good. With just the right amount of focus on the important matters😉
Really great explanation. Thank you. That's the first time I've heard/learned about the "backside" of bokeh balls, lol. Merry Christmas.
Hey Tony, just go watch Fimaker IQ 's video for the subect "why are anamorphic bokeh oval" .its recent. THATS nerdy on a whole different level.i think you got wrong the part about anamorphical lenses.cheers!
Thank you Tony and Chelsea for another interesting video. Wishing you and your family a wonderful Christmas/Holiday and New Year. Thank you again for all that you have done this year!
Merry Christmas!
Enjoyable and informative. Much appreciated!
Dammit, Tony. Making me enjoy learning about photography and stuff!
Thanks Tony! Great video
very informative.
how can one create bokeh in a running race?
Great Job Tony!
This is awesome and funny and mind-blowing. I am a different human than the one who began watching this video.