PhotoActive
A podcast about photography and the Apple ecosystem.
Displaying all 2 Episode of PhotoActive with the tag “background blur”.
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Episode 132: The Best Focal Length
December 23rd, 2022 | 38 mins 18 secs
aperture, apple, background blur, bokeh, cameras, iphone, jeff carlson, kirk mcelhearn, lenses, lightroom, luminar, photo editing, photo organization, photography, podcast, proraw, raw
Perhaps you’ve heard that there’s an ideal focal length that is the closest approximation to the human eye. Or perhaps you’re a purist who can’t imagine shooting anything but a 50mm prime. In this episode, Jeff and Kirk dig into these preconceptions and talk about how focal length affects your photography.
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Episode 107: Simulated vs. Optical Background Blur
December 10th, 2021 | 38 mins 47 secs
aperture, apple, background blur, bokeh, cameras, iphone, iphone13pro, iphone13promax, jeff carlson, kirk mcelhearn, lenses, lightroom, luminar, photo editing, photo organization, photography, podcast, proraw, raw
You shot a lovely portrait and realized later that the background could benefit from some artistic blur. It used to be that if you didn’t get it in camera, you were stuck. But now it’s possible to recreate that blur using AI features in software later. Or, if you captured the shot using the iPhone’s Portrait Mode, you can edit the effect whenever you want. Is the software option really worth doing?