Getting things out of focus—on purpose—takes a lot of work. Get tips and tricks from photographer Jim Richardson. 6 min read Contributing editor Jim Richardson is a photojournalist recognized ...

In truth, a photo’s backdrop can make or break the quality of the image. The biggest thing about backgrounds is that they’re all too often cluttered with distracting elements.

Tips: Being able to change the focus point in a portrait photo and subtly blur the background isn't reserved for the iPhone 15. Here is how to do it on any device in iOS 17.

Looking for bokeh camera settings, on a film or digital camera? Getting a delicious, bokehlicious, blurry background requires the same set of parameters whether your camera is analog, DSLR or ...

How to use PhotoRoom. Open the PhotoRoom app to take a photo. Use the on-screen guides to line up the object you want to keep in focus. The buttons on the right side let you pick between different ...

The remedy is to slightly defocus the Milky Way until it appears as a smooth background glow. Against it, the size and shape of the dark nebula will stand out. It also helps to focus your ...

With The Pictures, British author Guy Bolton kicks off a mystery series set in classic-era Hollywood. He's clearly done his research on 1930s America, but sometimes all that detail obscures the story.

These wide apertures (like f/1.4 or f/2) draw more attention to the subject by blurring out the background, but larger or close-up subjects may not be entirely in focus.

Beginner Portrait Tips - Taking Portraits With Blurred Backgrounds How to shoot portraits with blurry, out of focus backgrounds. 3 Aug 2011 12:00AM by ePHOTOzine | Portraits and People ...

If you try to take a portrait mode photo with an out-of-range subject, the camera will take a regular picture instead. In portrait mode, some iPhones can shoot at 1x, others at 1x or 2x and yet ...