Out-Of-Focus Photography

[Gaurav Prabhu]

Every photographer craves for razor images. Have you ever wondered out of focus images can sometimes be good than razor sharp ones?

Fascinated with blur in digital photography I thought what if I blur the subject? I love the kind of hazy cinematography portrayed in movies showing the vision of a drunken character. I thought if it did wonders on video it should do the same in still photography too. I went ahead & the results were a treat to watch.

Doing Out-of-Focus photography is a simple thing. First select an ideal subject for photography. Second switch to MANUAL mode of the camera & set improper focus. If your camera flashes a stop signal(Due to incorrect focus) ignore the warning & press the shutter all the way down. There are no hard & fast rules for this type of photography but the basic rules of photography will definitely help in making your pictures more eye catching.

For example, have a look at the image below.




Nothing impressive, right? Now check the next one.




This is what Out-of-Focus can do to an otherwise bland image. Here is one more image for you to gulp on.




To master Out-of-Focus photography you won't need much skill but you will definitely require a creative imagination. Try it & share your Out-of-Focus shots under the comments.

[gphotos]

There is a photographer who is pretty well known for this style. Ill try to look up his work and link it. It is a very interesting way to approach an image, and I feel it can be surprisingly difficult to do well.

Gphotos

[Gaurav Prabhu]

Yes, do let me know. I would like to know more about him

[zachinglis]

I love bokeh (what this is called)!

You did a great job with the dangling lights.

[ibet2k]

love the color combo

[Gaurav Prabhu]

Originally Posted by zachinglis

I love bokeh (what this is called)!

You did a great job with the dangling lights.

I would like to ask, bokeh shots contain at-least a single subject with perfect focus with rest of the background blurred(bokeh). While in this image the whole image is blurred? Still I should call it bokeh?

[Kr3st]

Originally Posted by Gaurav Prabhu

I would like to ask, bokeh shots contain at-least a single subject with perfect focus with rest of the background blurred(bokeh). While in this image the whole image is blurred? Still I should call it bokeh?

I don't call it bokeh. I disagree with what the previous guy said about it being called it. It's just out of focused lights. That's it.

[Sime]

Originally Posted by Kr3st

I don't call it bokeh. I disagree with what the previous guy said about it being called it. It's just out of focused lights. That's it.

Bokeh - Japanese word "to smudge, make blurry" This certainly fits that bill... "out of focus" but with a certain asthetic quality... I'd call it Bokeh.

[Gaurav Prabhu]

Bokeh or not bokeh but it looks beautiful.