What does "bogeh" mean?

Question

I saw many photographers refered to the word "bogeh", what does it mean? It seem like somekind of lens effect but I still have no idea.
Appreciate your answer.

Answer 1

What Keex said.
Some lenses are said to have *fantastic* bokeh: silky, creamy bokeh! The Nikon 85mm f/1.4 falls in this category. Others lenses are said to have less pleasing, or even harsh bokeh.
In general, the more aperture blades, the rounder the lens opening, the better the bokeh.
(In the 70's it was just all just blur.)

Answer 2

Bokeh is the effect of having the main subject in focus, while the background is softly blurred out of focus.

You get it by using a shallow Depth of Field so that only your subject is in the focussed area. Lenses vary in their ability to do this well.

It is generally done with low, wide open aperture in combination with a long focal point (telephoto). Be sure that the background is not too close to the subject.

Good Luck

Answer 3

I think it is written "bokeh" and it comes from Japanese. It refers to the soft, blurry, out-of-focus areas of the photo, which sometimes adds to the artistic value of the photo.