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What type of lens should I buy if I want strong out-of-focus blur?
I'm looking for a lens to focus on one thing, and the background is really blurred out. I also want really good quality. I was looking a 50mm prime.
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Maximizing bokeh in the foreground?
Another question asks, How can I maximize the “blurry background, sharp subject” (bokeh) effect?
Rather than the background, I am interested in blurring the foreground. What techniques or advice are ...
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Why didn't I get bokeh with my 50mm f1.8?
Recently I took a photograph at an aperture of f/1.8, but there was very little bokeh. The shot was of a wave with a few boats in the background. Everything seems to be clear even at f/1.8.
Can ...
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Is an aperture range of 3.5-5.6 shallow enough to provide great bokeh on a cropped sensor?
I have been primarily shooting with a Canon 18-135 f/3.5-5.6 for several years now, and I am not completely satisfied with it. The problems I have are:
A bit too wide on the low end
A bit too short ...
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Is depth of field and bokeh influenced by distance to the subject?
I know that the aperture size has a direct effect on the depth of field.
However, what about distance to the subject? Let's say I took two pictures, one at 24mm and one at 70mm, using the same lens ...