But there's no denying that, when used correctly, bokeh can help your images and videos pop. Here's how to take bokeh photos, whether you have a smartphone or a DSLR. Skip to main content.

Bokeh is that blurred background you get in photos and it really shines with out-of-focus Christmas lights. I love messing with quirky camera techniques, so here are some cool ways to jazz up your ...

But creating bokeh artificially isn’t new, as people have done so in the past, without the need for the iPhone 7 Plus’ complex camera system. There are apps you can download to achieve the effect.

achieving it optically requires a fast lens with an aperture below 2.8 or preferably lower. It also depends on the focal length. An aperture of 5.6 may be quite enough for a 300 mm (full-frame) lens.