Draw your aperture where the two lines meet – you can experiment with different shapes and even short words. My heart measured roughly 1.5x2cm, but you may need to experiment with other sizes ...

I love taking portraits this time of year; the natural light is beautiful, the sky on clear days is dark blue, and at night there are plenty of holiday lights to create interesting backdrops for a … ...

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 ...

If you want to apply the visually distinctive appearance of light in the out-of-focus area of a photograph -- a term known as "bokeh" -- you've come to the right place. James Dempsey shows you how ...

I transformed circular bokeh into heart shapes using a homemade aperture disc that I made using sticky tape and black paper.