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 ...

Lomo is launching its latest throwback art series lens on Kickstarter, and we've got first impressions to share so you can decide if it's worth it to get one. Images, and the devices that capture them ...

Bokeh is a photography term that’s a bit difficult to define but is basically soft, aesthetically pleasing background blur, often used to make a subject stand out. Also called “background separation” ...

Many smartphones these days offer artificial bokeh in their portrait photography modes, but with the help of a retractable camera, you can achieve true optical bokeh without missing any edges. Chinese ...

Bokeh is a Japanese term that describes the blurred effect in a wide aperture photo made from a shallow depth of field. Bokeh is typically characterized visually by the blurred refractions of light ...

The annual mobile trade show in Barcelona kicks off today, but just ahead of the event Xiaomi has shown off a prototype camera lens. I am, apparently, one of only two media members to get hands on the ...

You can get all kinds of fancy lenses for modern cameras, with all sorts of mechanical and electronic wizardly to make them ...