Using Transparencies For Delicate Shaped Bokeh Shapes
When it comes to Shaped Bokeh, it is all about the shape of the hole where the light goes through. Heart shaped hole creates heart shaped bokeh, stars shaped hole creates stars shaped bokeh and so on....
If you want your bokeh to be a little more elaborate you have to be pretty darn good with an exacto knife. So crude shapes are fine, but what if you wanted to do something more delicate, like writing a word. I mean, even Dr. Shepherd can only get that precise with an exacto knife. (lady readers in the audience?).
Videographers Jimmy Wong and Laurasaurus Rex (Lore), came up with a prety clever way to create delicate bokeh shapes. They used Transparencies (and kinda replicated my bokeh masters kit in the process - all for a good cause).
Jimmy and Lore made a Photoshop template of the needed "holes" and printed them at the local Kinkos. Was it nice looking, not that much. Did it do the job? judge the clip for yourself: (hint. IT ROCKS!).
read the full tutorial over at Lore's blog.
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Absolutely awesome!
I love the words, and printing the disks is such an easy solution!
What about Stills?
Certainly looks great on video. It adds a lot of appeal to a scene like the fireworks towards the end...where the word doesn't come into focus until it reaches a certain depth from the lens.
I'd be curious to see this in action via a still camera. It seems to me that the film would potentially make the primary subject (which is in focus) a little too soft. But that's only theory...anyone have examples of shots taken with such an application from an SLR?
Love it!!!!
the video looks sick! my only question is- can you get good, clear, in focus shots through the little letters, or only the solid shapes?
the video has a PRO look
very clean video, somthing i would see on TV. The song is very good to . . . wow
Tried it out
I tried making these myself on some transparencies I had, but I'm having problems getting the ink to stay on the paper. It is easily smudged or scratched off. I'm printing them through a laser printer. I'll have to find a way to get the ink to stay on more permanently.
Nice stuff
must bepurchase!
Absolutely beautiful work.
Absolutely beautiful work. Found you through Google Reader "Explore". Bravo!
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I really am astonished. The words are really effective and im considering experimenting with that kind of thing myself now. Such a great effect.
awesome idea
is there a site where you can find these circles predesigned or do we need to develope them in photoshop?
what size would we do in photoshop or how would we make sure its 52mm
but ofcourse
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haha i am so blind :) thank
haha i am so blind :)
thank you
my question was actually
my question was actually where can you get them to print yourself
sorry maybe i shouldve clarified that part
Great tip
Wow! This is great. The idea of printing the shapes on transparencies is so smart! I just discovered shaped bokeh some time ago but this really makes it so much simpler and pushes the limits so much...
Great video as well.
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