noun
soft focus
Photography and cinematography term for a deliberately blurred or diffused image effect.
ポートレート撮影では、ソフトフォーカスを使って肌をきれいに見せることが多い。
In portrait photography, soft focus is often used to make skin look beautiful.
Variant with interpunct; less common but still encountered.
Loanword from English 'soft focus'.