Bokeh: How to get shallow depth of field, no matter what kind of camera you have

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Bokeh is easy!Most people think you need fast glass and full frame sensor cameras to get bokeh. But they're wrong. You can create bokeh with practically any camera if you know the basics of what controls depth of field.[responsive_video type='youtube' hide_related='1' hide_logo='1' hide_controls='0' hide_title='1' hide_fullscreen='0' autoplay='0']https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CbSkMVvhSrY&list=UU9w10oUhs3cIEIZJIt2Ptrw[/responsive_video]

What is bokeh?

Bokeh is Japanese for blur. But we tend to think of bokeh more as those coloured soft blobs of light like you see in the above photo.

How to create bokeh in your photos

If you understand how to control depth of field, creating bokeh in your photos is super easy.You can easily get good bokeh from APS C  and smaller sensors and the lenses that you find on the entry level dSLR cameras and also mirrorless cameras like the Panasonic Lumix GH3.