Background blur, often called “bokeh” after the Japanese word for blur, is generally associated with high-end cameras with wide-aperture lenses. The effect is popular for portraits, and is emulated — ...

The next big thing in the world of smartphones are dual rear camera arrangements, one where a high-resolution camera is joined by a second typically low-resolution camera. The combination of the two ...

Did you know that you can shape the aperture on your lens to create a unique, artistic background? I discovered a simple DIY method to shape the aperture – and the results were mesmerizing. By ...

When a new technology or a feature is introduced in smartphones, OEMs leave no stone unturned to make it “the” feature, making tall claims. Suddenly, with this one new feature, your smartphone becomes ...

If you have an SLR or digital SLR camera, you're likely aware of an effect called "bokeh." This term refers to how the background of an image becomes out of focus when using large aperture lenses and ...

Bokeh (which translates to "blur" in Japanese) is a photography technique referring to the blurred areas of a photograph. Basic bokeh photographs often have one point of focus, while the background ...

Our first scene is outdoors with our subject placed against a very distant background. We didn't talk about the importance of the distance of the background in our musings on the previous page, but ...

Rumors about the new iPhone 7 cameras have been running rampant for months, but today the 7 and the 7 Plus made their debut in the real world. Both brought a bunch of new camera hardware. Here’s the ...