Manyphotographersusingashallowdepthoffieldfortheir
portraiturewillwanttocreateabokehthatispleasingto
theeye.Byunderstandinghowthecamerawillrenderthese
out-of-focusareas,andwhat createsattractivebokeh,the
photographerwilldevelopabetterfeelofwheretoplace
theirsubjectforthebestresults.Lookforevenanduniform
texturesand lightfortheoptimum results whencreating
bokehwithportraiture,asthiswillgivetheleastdistraction
to the subject.
Figs. 5.10 and 5.11
Two images showing how focusing on one area of
the frame can create interesting contrasts and set the
scene.