Uploaded December 2020 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
This video was sponsored by skillshare and because of that, the first 1000 people to use the link will get a free trial of Skillshare Premium Membership: https://skl.sh/jacquesgaines12202
Many people look for that beautifully blurred background they see in all professional photos. Well in this video, I look at how to get this effect the simple way on your smartphone or the more complicated and sophisticated way on your compact, mirrorless, bridge, or DSLR camera. I speak of the one setting that is the most important; Aperture.
The product links and selected discounts are below. All products which have a heart, give a discount code!
Link to the software purchase:
bit.ly/jgluminarneoYT
❤️My Luminar 15% discount code is: Jacques15
The amazing Photo organization tool I use called Excire:
bit.ly/jgexcire-web-YT
❤️My 15% Dicount code is: JACOEXCIRE2023
An amanazing AI image editor called Magic Studio: bit.ly/magicstudio-JG
The gimbals I use to film my videos:
Zhiyun: bit.ly/Zhiyun-JG-YT
Hohem: bit.ly/Hohem-JG-YT
Feiyutech gimbals will not disappoint: bit.ly/Feiyutech-JG-YT
❤️ Use discount code for the Fiyutech purchase JacoG-Feiyu to get 15%
The ThinkTank camera bags I use: bit.ly/ThinkTank-JG-YT
The Canon gear I use: bit.ly/CanonCanada-JG-YT
❤️The third-party lenses I love by Viltrox. Use JACQUESGAINES as a discount code for 8% off your purchase: bit.ly/Viltrox-JG-8-YT
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My Amazon page
amazon.com/shop/jacquesgainesphotography
My social media links
Instagram: instagram.com/jacquesgainesphotography
My Facebook: facebook.com/Jacquesgainesphotography
My YouTube: youtube.com/jacquesgaines
The chapters in this video are:
00:00 Introduction
00:34 Who I shot with and what cameras I used
00:52 Getting bokeh on your cell phone
02:24 Smartphone vs Camera Bokeh
02:53 The exposure triad
03:29 Depth of field and aperture relationship
05:09 F-stop to aperture relationship
06:39 Neutral density filters
07:15 Conclusion: Getting bokeh on a camera
08:22 Skillshare ad
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Please watch: "Behind Martin Luther King’s “I Have a Dream” Speech. Why was it powereful?"
youtube.com/watch?v=Fcns7kUZtOQ
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This video was sponsored by skillshare and because of that, the first 1000 people to use the link will get a free trial of Skillshare Premium Membership: https://skl.sh/jacquesgaines12202
Many people look for that beautifully blurred background they see in all professional photos. Well in this video, I look at how to get this effect the simple way on your smartphone or the more complicated and sophisticated way on your compact, mirrorless, bridge, or DSLR camera. I speak of the one setting that is the most important; Aperture.
The product links and selected discounts are below. All products which have a heart, give a discount code!
Link to the software purchase:
bit.ly/jgluminarneoYT
❤️My Luminar 15% discount code is: Jacques15
The amazing Photo organization tool I use called Excire:
bit.ly/jgexcire-web-YT
❤️My 15% Dicount code is: JACOEXCIRE2023
An amanazing AI image editor called Magic Studio: bit.ly/magicstudio-JG
The gimbals I use to film my videos:
Zhiyun: bit.ly/Zhiyun-JG-YT
Hohem: bit.ly/Hohem-JG-YT
Feiyutech gimbals will not disappoint: bit.ly/Feiyutech-JG-YT
❤️ Use discount code for the Fiyutech purchase JacoG-Feiyu to get 15%
The ThinkTank camera bags I use: bit.ly/ThinkTank-JG-YT
The Canon gear I use: bit.ly/CanonCanada-JG-YT
❤️The third-party lenses I love by Viltrox. Use JACQUESGAINES as a discount code for 8% off your purchase: bit.ly/Viltrox-JG-8-YT
Submagic captions generators for your social media posts: bit.ly/submagic-captions-JG-YT
My Amazon page
amazon.com/shop/jacquesgainesphotography
My social media links
Instagram: instagram.com/jacquesgainesphotography
My Facebook: facebook.com/Jacquesgainesphotography
My YouTube: youtube.com/jacquesgaines
The chapters in this video are:
00:00 Introduction
00:34 Who I shot with and what cameras I used
00:52 Getting bokeh on your cell phone
02:24 Smartphone vs Camera Bokeh
02:53 The exposure triad
03:29 Depth of field and aperture relationship
05:09 F-stop to aperture relationship
06:39 Neutral density filters
07:15 Conclusion: Getting bokeh on a camera
08:22 Skillshare ad
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Please watch: "Behind Martin Luther King’s “I Have a Dream” Speech. Why was it powereful?"
youtube.com/watch?v=Fcns7kUZtOQ
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