bokeh; out-of-focus quality; blur aesthetic
Photography term referring to the aesthetic quality of the out-of-focus areas in an image, especially the character of the blur.
See also: ボケ
This lens produces very beautiful bokeh.
In portraits, the quality of the background blur is important.
Hiragana variant; less common but still encountered.
Rare kanji form using 暈; it is rarely used.
Compound of ぼけ (blur, out-of-focus) + 味 (flavor, quality). The term 'bokeh' in English is derived from this Japanese word.