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 ...

Meet bokeh. “Bokeh” is a general term used to described the blurred, out-of-focus portions of a photograph. It’s typically used to describe the blur that occurs in the background of a photo, and aside ...

It also helps to focus your attention on the darkness rather than the light. You may think it odd, but “telling” your eyes what to see can help you focus on your target in the out-of-focus field.

Nature Photonics - Out-of-focus benefits. A current bottleneck in imaging is the limited amount of information that can be digitally captured from an optical system.