SteemitPhotoChallenge #46 Entry: Bokeh Masquerade (2 Original Photos)
When the lights go down, the masks come out. Come celebrate the Bokeh Masquerade with us!
Here is my entry into @jamtaylor Steemit Photo Challenge. The theme for this week's contest is "Bokeh".
Bokeh is the effect caused by the internal working of a camera's lens when it attempts to render out-of-focus lights or highlights from objects outside the set depth of field. Opening your camera's aperture, lowering the f-stop value, will increase this effect by allowing only a short distance (depth of field) to be in focus, everything in front or behind this distance will render out-of-focus.
Color shifted to Red in Photoshop, no other edits.
Portrait layout photo showing the reflections in the marble and original blue color.
These photos were taken with my Nikon 5300 using a 50mm f1.8 lens at a distance of about 24" from the setup. Camera settings were ISO 200 and aperture wide open at f1.8. You can see in the photos, the focal range was very short, only about 2" behind the mask and the wine glasses already go out of focus. The blue mini LED lights were loosely arranged about 24" behind the set up.
Objects used in my bokeh photo set up.
Let me know your thoughts about my photos in the comments below.
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I like the red picture better.
i like the salamander in ur profile pic its smiling
Hey Matt, I learn towards that one too because it helps push the mask in front as the focal point.
Im a fan of cool colors, blue it is for me. It's almost like everything is encased in a block of ice.
:-) I am a fan of the original blue - it worked so well with the blue flecks in the marble and the glass back-splash in our kitchen, but the red has that extra Masquerade Party vibe and really puts the focus on the mask.
well done... I need to put some more work into my lighting setup!
Thank you @fraenk. I saw your entry, we had a similar set up, I just shot mine in the dark.
yes, we absolutely did... however I think yours captures the "glitter and glamour" a bit better than mine tbh!
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I love this! Feels like the perfect fit for this week's theme, good luck :D
Thank you @playfulfoodie for the support. I am happy you like my work.
Nice work:)
Thank you @twirble
Very nice. Both photos have their own beauty about them. Of course I'm partial to the blue one because I love blue. lol. The red is mesmerizing! Upvoted....and indeed followed and I'm interested to see what else you produce.
Thank you so much, and thank you for the support. I appreciate it.
Anytime! I'm no fancy photographer like yourself. Generally my shots are just luck. But you are more than welcome to take a peek and shoot any critism my way. Learning comes from experience and teachers.