Pronounced "bo-kay," the bokeh effect refers to the out-of-focus background in a photo or video. Depending on camera type and distance to the object in focus, the bokeh effect is often unintentional; ...

Ever wanted to add a subtle depth effect to the subjects in your photos? You’re not alone. Although smartphones with telephoto lenses let you do just that with ease nowadays, photos taken with the ...

The iPhone 17 could offer a big boost to photographers, by including a variable aperture that gives more control over the blurriness of an image. Standalone cameras, such as DSLRs and mirrorless ...

iPhones can automatically blur the backgrounds of still images but not video. Enter Focos Live, a recently released application that brings to iPhone video the effect Apple calls Portrait mode (and ...

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The child in the background was "bokeh'd." Screenshot: Apple/YouTube The serious photographer has made peace with the iPhone and how it has turned everyone into a photographer. But Apple’s ...

Portrait mode is a criminally underrated smartphone camera feature that can give your photos an extra bit of flair. It works by blurring the background behind the subject of your photo, giving you a ...

Two new phones are doing something different with their cameras to create a stronger, more versatile depth of field effect, where the background is blurred around a subject. It’s a complicated ...