Slowly, I began how to learn to shoot in Manual mode....I read a lot of blogs and books and I still have SOOOO much to learn!
At the most recent Thrifty Thursday, Mindy from a {day with} lil mama stuart linked this idea.....custom shaped bokeh....I almost missed this fun post.....I wasn't quite sure what "bokeh" was....
According to Wikipedia, bokeh is: /ˈboʊkə/ boh-kə,[2] Japanese: [boke]) is the blur,[3][4] or the aesthetic quality of the blur,[5][6][7] in out-of-focus areas of an image
If you look carefully at Mindy's photo.....bokeh is the heart-shaped light in the background...
Isn't that so cool!!! She created that effect!
I totally want to try that with our Christmas tree!
For a complete tutorial for how to create this (and it's SUPER easy!!),
head over to a {day} with lil mama stuart!!
If you'd like to learn how to do different shapes, I found another tutorial here at
kevin {&} amanda....look at all of their cool shapes!!
I can't wait to have some fun with the Christmas lights and my camera!
2 comments:
Don't forget to show us how it turned out! Let me know if you have any questions!
I love how this looks! I've had my Canon Rebel for a year and I am STILL trying to figure manual mode out. I'll have to try this one, thanks for posting :)
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