• Home
  • Archive
  • Tools
  • Contact Us

The Customize Windows

Technology Journal

  • Cloud Computing
  • Computer
  • Digital Photography
  • Windows 7
  • Archive
  • Cloud Computing
  • Virtualization
  • Computer and Internet
  • Digital Photography
  • Android
  • Sysadmin
  • Electronics
  • Big Data
  • Virtualization
  • Downloads
  • Web Development
  • Apple
  • Android
Advertisement
You are here: Home » How to Get Blurry Background in Photograph

By Abhishek Ghosh August 17, 2013 6:21 am Updated on August 17, 2013

How to Get Blurry Background in Photograph

Advertisement

How to get blurry background in photograph to easily make it look more professional, artistic and isolate the subject from a busy background? Here are tips. It is not unusual for a picture with a good subject to wish to keep in focus and the background blurred which instinctively makes the photograph more beautiful than a picture that frames the same scene while keeping all in focus (this is where the background is not actively contributes to the picture). Normally we ask How to Not get blurry photograph, but for certain Genre; we ask How to get blurry background in photograph!

 

How to Get Blurry Background in Photograph : Introduction

 

Besides these aspects, the blurred background and foreground helps to create better pictures in several ways, including:

 

  1. Helps to isolate the subject in focus, thanks to a blurred background
  2. Help to focus the attention on the main subject (think the example of portraits)
  3. Allows you to hide a ugly and busy background, when you can not change the perspective
  4. Leads the viewer’s eye inside the photography, especially when the elements closest to the viewer are blurred (take for example the close up shot of a page on which a pen is writing and where the written text is blurred )
  5. Can add a sense of mystery
  6. Light sources becomes blurry and can take the form of circles, ovals or polygons that create a background often very pleasant. This is bokeh.

The bokeh become obvious in the presence of a shallow depth of field. We talked about the depth of field in the article about the opening. There are physical laws that allow you to calculate the depth of field according to different parameters. For now, we just need to know that the factors that most contribute to introduce and control the blur in a photo are four :

Advertisement

---

 

  • Wider opening
  • Long focal length
  • Distance of objective reduced by the subject, large distance of the subject from the background.

These factors obviously interactive. For example, if we use a wide opening, but the distance between the lens and all of the subject in background is the same, we will have no portion of the photo blurry.

 

How to Get Blurry Background in Photograph : Opening

 

The values ??of aperture that we have to use to get the blurred go down to f4 : lower the value, the greater the portion of the photograph will be blurred (because the depth of field will be less). With lower values, less than f2, it may happen that a large part of the picture may be blurred. For example, in a portrait shot from very close with f value around f1.8, you might have an eye in focus the other not, depending on the angle from you shoot. In these cases, you need to be very careful where you place your point of focus, so as to correctly highlight the subject of the photo. As we have seen in the article on focal length and aperture (please search in our website using the search box), the maximum aperture accessible from a zoom lens is equal to f2.8. To go lower you must purchase a fixed focal length lens. At the same focal length, lenses with larger aperture are usually more expensive.

How-to-Get-Blurry-Background-in-Photograph

 

Role of Focal Length

 

If you are using focal lengths of less than 70 mm, unless you take from very short distances (a few tens of centimeters) from the subject, it will be difficult to introduce the fuzziness in our photographs. As you progress beyond 70 mm focal length, especially when you reach 200 mm, 300 mm or more, it will always be easier to get a blurred background. For example, sports photographers use fixed focal length lens of 300 mm to 400 mm, which allow them to isolate perfectly the athletes while being several meters away.

 

Distance from the subject and distance of the subject from the background

 

These two distances interact with each other determining how much of the scene will be blurred. More the point of focus is close to the target, more likely the background will be blurred. But, if the background is of short distance from the subject, it will be blurred only if the opening is very wide. We will have more choices for the values ??of aperture and focal length depending on the relative positions. As we move away, if we want to get a good focus, we will be forced to use focal length of higher values and aperture values ??of lower.

 

It is essential to know exactly what are the opportunities your equipment provides, always try to control the blurriness in your photos, without having to go to trial. Taking into account the factors described above you can do the exercises, experiments that provide us with this knowledge. If we are in the house, we can use the small objects, such as the ornaments and try to photograph our varying the distance of the object in focus, the distance between it and the rest of the objects, varying the opening and focal length. Comparing the various photographs and knowing how they were taken, we can get used to predict in every situation how much of the picture will be blurred. The same exercise can be repeated at outdoors, taking care to find the right shots.

Abhishek-Ghosh

This Article Has Been Shared 411 Times!

Facebook Twitter Pinterest

Abhishek Ghosh

About Abhishek Ghosh

Abhishek Ghosh is a Businessman, Surgeon, Author and Blogger. You can keep touch with him on Twitter - @AbhishekCTRL.

Here’s what we’ve got for you which might like :

Articles Related to How to Get Blurry Background in Photograph

  • Ultimate Checklist For Mobile Phone Photography

    Ultimate Checklist For Mobile Phone Photography Lists the possible pitfalls an average Mobile Camera Phone user does making photo more bad than its capacity.

  • Portrait Lens for DSLR : Guide and Tips

    Portrait Lens is the photographic lens, which are perfect for taking photographic portraits . It is more easy to pickup the wrong Lens due to various reasons.

  • Basic Tricks To Take Good Pictures with Mobile Phones

    Basic tricks to take good pictures with mobile phones is exploiting the features by knowing the limitations of a typical mobile phone camera.

  • 10 Tips for Great Landscape Photographs

    10 tips for great landscape photographs are very useful but they are not of the absolute laws. In some cases, you may disobey specially to get better result.

  • Food Photography Tips to Get Professional Shots

    Food Photography tips to make the viewer mouth-watering by viewing the photos to convince a person at the restaurant, to sell a lot of cookbooks is important.

Additionally, performing a search on this website can help you. Also, we have YouTube Videos.

Take The Conversation Further ...

We'd love to know your thoughts on this article.
Meet the Author over on Twitter to join the conversation right now!

If you want to Advertise on our Article or want a Sponsored Article, you are invited to Contact us.

Contact Us

Subscribe To Our Free Newsletter

Get new posts by email:

Please Confirm the Subscription When Approval Email Will Arrive in Your Email Inbox as Second Step.

Search this website…

 

Popular Articles

Our Homepage is best place to find popular articles!

Here Are Some Good to Read Articles :

  • Cloud Computing Service Models
  • What is Cloud Computing?
  • Cloud Computing and Social Networks in Mobile Space
  • ARM Processor Architecture
  • What Camera Mode to Choose
  • Indispensable MySQL queries for custom fields in WordPress
  • Windows 7 Speech Recognition Scripting Related Tutorials

Social Networks

  • Pinterest (24.3K Followers)
  • Twitter (5.8k Followers)
  • Facebook (5.7k Followers)
  • LinkedIn (3.7k Followers)
  • YouTube (1.3k Followers)
  • GitHub (Repository)
  • GitHub (Gists)
Looking to publish sponsored article on our website?

Contact us

Recent Posts

  • What is an Automatic Ethanol Fireplace February 8, 2023
  • Disadvantages of Cloud-Native Computing February 7, 2023
  • Projector Screen Basics February 6, 2023
  • What is Configuration Management February 5, 2023
  • What is ChatGPT? February 3, 2023

About This Article

Cite this article as: Abhishek Ghosh, "How to Get Blurry Background in Photograph," in The Customize Windows, August 17, 2013, February 8, 2023, https://thecustomizewindows.com/2013/08/how-to-get-blurry-background-in-photograph/.

Source:The Customize Windows, JiMA.in

PC users can consult Corrine Chorney for Security.

Want to know more about us? Read Notability and Mentions & Our Setup.

Copyright © 2023 - The Customize Windows | dESIGNed by The Customize Windows

Copyright  · Privacy Policy  · Advertising Policy  · Terms of Service  · Refund Policy

We use cookies on our website to give you the most relevant experience by remembering your preferences and repeat visits. By clicking “Accept”, you consent to the use of ALL the cookies.
Do not sell my personal information.
Cookie SettingsAccept
Manage consent

Privacy Overview

This website uses cookies to improve your experience while you navigate through the website. Out of these, the cookies that are categorized as necessary are stored on your browser as they are essential for the working of basic functionalities of the website. We also use third-party cookies that help us analyze and understand how you use this website. These cookies will be stored in your browser only with your consent. You also have the option to opt-out of these cookies. But opting out of some of these cookies may affect your browsing experience.
Necessary
Always Enabled
Necessary cookies are absolutely essential for the website to function properly. These cookies ensure basic functionalities and security features of the website, anonymously.
CookieDurationDescription
cookielawinfo-checkbox-analytics11 monthsThis cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Analytics".
cookielawinfo-checkbox-functional11 monthsThe cookie is set by GDPR cookie consent to record the user consent for the cookies in the category "Functional".
cookielawinfo-checkbox-necessary11 monthsThis cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. The cookies is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Necessary".
cookielawinfo-checkbox-others11 monthsThis cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Other.
cookielawinfo-checkbox-performance11 monthsThis cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Performance".
viewed_cookie_policy11 monthsThe cookie is set by the GDPR Cookie Consent plugin and is used to store whether or not user has consented to the use of cookies. It does not store any personal data.
Functional
Functional cookies help to perform certain functionalities like sharing the content of the website on social media platforms, collect feedbacks, and other third-party features.
Performance
Performance cookies are used to understand and analyze the key performance indexes of the website which helps in delivering a better user experience for the visitors.
Analytics
Analytical cookies are used to understand how visitors interact with the website. These cookies help provide information on metrics the number of visitors, bounce rate, traffic source, etc.
Advertisement
Advertisement cookies are used to provide visitors with relevant ads and marketing campaigns. These cookies track visitors across websites and collect information to provide customized ads.
Others
Other uncategorized cookies are those that are being analyzed and have not been classified into a category as yet.
SAVE & ACCEPT