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Using Transparencies For Delicate Shaped Bokeh Shapes

Mar 28, 2011 by Udi Tirosh 2 Comments

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Using Transparencies For Delicate Shaped Bokeh ShapesWhen 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).

Using Transparencies For Delicate Shaped Bokeh Shapes

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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About Udi Tirosh

Udi Tirosh is an entrepreneur, photography inventor, journalist, educator, and writer based in Israel. With over 25 years of experience in the photo-video industry, Udi has built and sold several photography-related brands. Udi has a double degree in mass media communications and computer science.

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