Bokeh describes the appearance of out of focus areas in a photo.
Tiltshiftmaker now supports beautiful bokeh effects using the Bokeh Boost controls and Bokeh styles.
Move the mouse pointer over the descriptions to the left of each photo to see the images change interactively.
Using Bokeh Boost to accentuate highlights
Using selective focus or tilt-shift style effects in a photo can at times result in defocused areas
which are duller than they should be.
Increasing the Bokeh Boost setting can restore
highlights in these areas - for example the highlights from dappled sunshine in the following two pictures:
Forest scene
Tilt-shift
Bokeh Boost 2.5
Tilt-shift
Bokeh Boost 5.0
Wooded stream
Tilt-shift
Bokeh Boost 2.5
Tilt-shift
Bokeh Boost 5.0
Using Bokeh styles
Bokeh styles in TiltShiftMaker are similar to lens aperture/iris shapes and "custom bokeh shapes".
They control how the points of light in the image are defocused. This can result in often striking
effects, especially in photos with brights lights against a darker background.
While different bokeh styles can be used independently of the Bokeh Boost controls, they are usually
much more visible when Bokeh Boost is also applied.
Check out the photos below to see it in action!
San Francisco
Tilt-shift
Bokeh Boost 7.0
Tilt-shift
Bokeh Boost 7.0
Sparkle bokeh
Concert
Tilt-shift
Bokeh Boost 7.0
Tilt-shift
Bokeh Boost 8.0
Square bokeh
Fireworks
Tilt-shift
Bokeh Boost 8.5
Star bokeh #1
Tilt-shift
Bokeh Boost 8.5
Star bokeh #2
Christmas Tree
Tilt-shift
Bokeh Boost 8.0
Pentagon bokeh
Tilt-shift
Bokeh Boost 8.0
Triangle bokeh
Original photo by Eric Newcomer
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