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What Is Bokeh, and What Actually Makes It 'Good' or 'Bad'?

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By Alex Cooke Verified
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Bokeh is one of those words you hear constantly in photography and almost never hear defined. People use it to mean "blurry background," they use it to mean "expensive lens," and they use it as a compliment without being able to say what they are complimenting. So let us clear it up, because once you understand what bokeh actually is, you can stop chasing it blindly and start using it on purpose.
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Why Your Best Ideas Only Come in the Shower

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By Alex Cooke Verified
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Knowing what you want to make and actually making it are two very different problems. The gap between them isn't talent or equipment; it's the mental framework you're using to approach creative work. Coming to you from Jesse Senko, this candid video covers the hard-won lessons Senko has picked up over the past few years of building a creative practice while managing real-life responsibilities like family, client work, and the constant pull of distraction.
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This Lightroom Technique Turns a Flat Long Exposure Into a Warm, Airy Shot

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By Alex Cooke Verified
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Stacking a polarizing filter with an ND filter on a wide angle lens creates serious vignetting issues, and that's exactly where this long exposure edit begins. Knowing how to work through that kind of technical constraint while still landing on a warm, airy, high-key result is a skill worth building.
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