Did you know that you can shape the aperture on your lens to create a unique, artistic background? I discovered a simple DIY method to shape the aperture – and the results were mesmerizing. By ...

Bokeh is a word to describe the quality and appearance of the out of focus areas in a photograph. In this tutorial I'll show you how to change the shape of the bokeh in your photographs by making a ...

If you love the bokeh-style wallpaper you see all over the web and on people's' desktops but you haven't found the perfect color or pattern combo for your taste, this simple Photoshop tutorial will ...

Last year we showed you how to make your own custom-shaped bokeh highlights—the soft, out-of-focus, points of light in a photo background—and even built our own DIY bokeh rig. Now we're back to test a ...

The Portrait Mode on dual-camera iPhones brought that DSLR-like background blur to smartphones but there is a whole lot more you can do with two lenses. Focos is a free iOS app for dual- camera ...