Shaped Bokeh!

[wulf]

The shape you put over the lens affects every out of focus blob of light.

Wulf

[mintasfotos]

my lens baby came w/ some aperture disks.....but i am looking forward to creating some winter wonderland shapes ....


hoping that this img posting works.....i am not very familiar w/ this software yet =)

[intoksicated]

i had lots of fun with this as you can see:

[Nitro]

how can u cut it into shape in such a tiny size!!

[DanaD]

Thanks for sharing. This was a fun project. One bit of advice. Be sure that the cut out is centered or you end up with some dancing, portions missing, or black outs on the lens.

I cant upload the images from here but here is a link.

http://dana-schoppe.blogspot.com/

[candleman]

geez.. this is a little harder then i thought.. maybe my cut-outs were too big.
i havn't tried the tea-light approach but "ordinary" bokeh from trees that are oof only barely displayed the shape i was using.

[intoksicated]

Originally Posted by Nitro

how can u cut it into shape in such a tiny size!!

hard way... use a pencil, ruler and exacto knife
easy way... find a hardcore scrapbooker and they'll have the punches, die-cuts, machines that can cut shapes

Originally Posted by DanaD

Thanks for sharing. This was a fun project. One bit of advice. Be sure that the cut out is centered or you end up with some dancing, portions missing, or black outs on the lens. http://dana-schoppe.blogspot.com/

once you get that on your viewfinder, you know you're not doing it right... if you see black; your cut-out is too small... if you don't see it but no shape on the bokeh... too big. it must be dead center when you put it on your lens.

Originally Posted by candleman

geez.. this is a little harder then i thought.. maybe my cut-outs were too big.
i havn't tried the tea-light approach but "ordinary" bokeh from trees that are oof only barely displayed the shape i was using.

do you know the formula to cutout the perfect size for your lens that you're using? i'll tell you anyways... Because the mask must be smaller than your lens' aperture, do some math. If you're going to use a 200mm lens at f/5.6, the aperture will be 35.7mm in diameter (200 divided by 5.6), or roughly 1.4 inches. Thus, your shaperture should be smaller than 1.4 inches. This measurement is true whether you're using a cropped-frame or a full-frame camera. Me I use 50mm f1.4. so my cutout is no bigger than 35.7mm.

[candleman]

wel.. got it right..

[jessicalynn]

tried this tonight and got it the first time! I was quite proud. lol so here's a few I got that seemed ok

[vikingforlife44]

I just had to try this out tonight. Can certainly see the possibilities. Maybe some day they will be as nice as yours.