Wednesday, May 20, 2009

Focused Blur






















Leave it to a freshly-made-look, or a rained into an out-of-focus visual, is sometimes the decision the photographer takes at the very moment before clicking away. And some photographers can already know this approach will work in the composition as soon as they see the very object they are about to shoot.

An unfocused image can get lost in the surface or in the background with no regards to a clean-and-clear shot. But sometimes it is good to conserve a well focused blur and just show the inspired beauty that cannot be presented- by not displaying every-little-detail.

Whether it's the foreground or background, this style (if its well done) can definitely present a beautiful balance and make the leading role in the photograph stand out even more ( take a look at the last shot as an example, which is closer to a Bokeh style photo)

If you did not notice before, by now you can already tell that I love these visually tricky "I'm going blind" style photos. To me these focused blurs can be perceived as a smooth, dreamy, or a cotton-candy-like-texture. But in the other hand I can also see it as a smeared-focused shot with a will to run riot (in a imaginative sense). Both aspects combined explains why I like these spot-on images.


Above are 7 photographs I have encountered recently that is true to my focused blur taste.


Photosource from top to bottom:

4 comments:

becky said...

thanks for linking to my picture (prettydreamyforagirlfromrhodeisland).

Rena said...

I like the fact that you present different styles in your blog. Good post.

Rice Candy said...

Becky-You're welcome, its a good picture.

Rice Candy said...

Rena- I try to mix-it-up as much as I can. Otherwise you would just see- trees, mountains, flowers and sky pictures. But I try to stay away from whatever everyone has alot of, because it can get boring.