Perfecting the Blur in Your Photos With Bokeh

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Perfecting the Blur in Your Photos With Bokeh According to the science of bokeh, there's good blur and bad blur. This week I'll tell you what bokeh is, and how to recognize good bokeh when you see it. Next week we go into techniques for achieving artistic blur in your own photos. - Dave Johnson, PCWorld More From Dave Johnson Blur Photos Artistically With Your Camera's Zoom Create a trippy effect with your digital SLR--no photo editor required. Share: Blur the Background for Punchier Photos Here's how to use your image editor to change the depth of field in your photos after you take them. Share: Digital Focus: Make Portraits Pop With Blur Add drama to ordinary photos with a little background blur. 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