5 iPhone Apps For Creating a Bokeh Photo Effect


Updated 03/30/12 1:43 PM · Posted by GeekSugar · 2 comments

Best iPhone Apps For Bokeh Effect

Boost your standard iPhone photography skills by adding the bokeh effect to your everyday snaps. What is bokeh exactly? Bokeh is the blur that appears in a picture's out-of-focus area, and it usually tends to look like a series of reflective dots. It can take a bit of practice to achieve a bokeh effect in photos, but these handy iPhone apps add it instantly. Hoping to step up your photography Read more

How to Make Holiday-Themed Bokeh


Updated 01/27/12 12:35 PM · Posted by GeekSugar · 6 comments

How to Create Blurred Light Bokeh Pictures

You probably know what bokeh is, just not what it's called. Bokeh is the photography effect that produces a blurred background. With an SLR, you get bokeh by setting your aperture value low and then focusing on a subject. It's a beautiful photography effect and in most snappers' bag of tricks. The other side of bokeh is the gorgeous patterns you can create in your photographs. You can make dots, Read more

Website of the Day: Bokeh Type


Updated 10/23/10 4:12 AM · Posted by GeekSugar · 1 comment

Turn Your Words Into Bokeh Type Images

I've already shown you how to make cool bokeh photos using your toolbox of photography skills, but can you turn your words into cool bokeh-type images? Oh, yes. Yes, you can. This website may be a time-waster, but it's a cool one. Just type some words into the middle of the screen, and Bokeh Type turns them into bokeh lights on the fly. The only downside is how quickly they disappear — I'd Read more

6 Geeky Valentine's Date Ideas For Photographers


Updated 02/06/12 11:22 PM · Posted by · 1 comment

Cheap Valentine's Day Date Ideas For Photographers

Don't settle for dinner and a movie this Valentine's Day! As photographers, you're both stimulated by the visual elements around you — why not incorporate your favorite pastime (or profession) into your next date? Check out these ideas for a very photo-friendly evening out. Create a photo scavenger hunt. Each of you write down a random clue, rhyme, or abstract fact about three locations, Read more