{"id":91530,"date":"2016-08-19T20:35:06","date_gmt":"2016-08-19T19:35:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/amateurphotographer.co.uk\/?p=91530"},"modified":"2020-01-07T16:10:22","modified_gmt":"2020-01-07T16:10:22","slug":"master-soft-focus-photography","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/other.kelsey.host\/amateurphotographer\/technique\/camera_skills\/master-soft-focus-photography\/","title":{"rendered":"How to master soft-focus photography"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A soft-focus effect is usually associated with \u2018romantic\u2019 portraits or early glamour shots. However, to see this effect purely in those limiting ways would be to miss out on a very creative tool. Many photographers from the past have employed this look to good effect on all kinds of subjects. The term \u2018soft focus\u2019 might seem unambiguous and quite straightforward, but it is not.<\/p>\n<p>Once you begin to look at the huge number of pictures created as \u2018soft focus\u2019, you begin to realise that not all have been made with a Cokin soft filter in front of the lens. There are various ways to achieve this look and they can be divided into three categories.<\/p>\n<p>The first is softness in out-of-focus areas due to a very shallow focus. The second is poor optical performance (spherical aberration mainly) and the third is placing something in front of the lens to diffuse the light.<\/p>\n\t\t<div id=&quot;attachment_91544&quot;  class=\"c-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 620px\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-91544\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/5.jpg\" alt=\"Softness produced by the creative use of out-of-focus areas using an Aero Ektar lens\" width=\"600\" height=\"475\" srcset=\"https:\/\/other.kelsey.host\/amateurphotographer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2016\/08\/5.jpg 600w, https:\/\/other.kelsey.host\/amateurphotographer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2016\/08\/5.jpg?resize=300,238 300w, https:\/\/other.kelsey.host\/amateurphotographer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2016\/08\/5.jpg?resize=505,400 505w, https:\/\/other.kelsey.host\/amateurphotographer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2016\/08\/5.jpg?resize=562,445 562w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>\t\t\t<p class=\"c-caption__text\">Softness produced by the creative use of out-of-focus areas using an Aero Ektar lens<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n<p>The first of these is simply soft because it\u2019s out of focus, and the last is just flare. The most interesting type is the middle one \u2013 optical aberrations. A soft-focus or diffused image is basically a degraded one. The trick is using it in such a way that it enhances your image.<\/p>\n\t\t<div id=&quot;attachment_91537&quot;  class=\"c-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 620px\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-91537\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/6.-Colour-fringing.jpg\" alt=\"Simple lenses are not corrected for different colours, so colour fringing can happen. These shots work better in monochrome\" width=\"600\" height=\"554\" srcset=\"https:\/\/other.kelsey.host\/amateurphotographer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2016\/08\/6.-Colour-fringing.jpg 600w, https:\/\/other.kelsey.host\/amateurphotographer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2016\/08\/6.-Colour-fringing.jpg?resize=300,277 300w, https:\/\/other.kelsey.host\/amateurphotographer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2016\/08\/6.-Colour-fringing.jpg?resize=433,400 433w, https:\/\/other.kelsey.host\/amateurphotographer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2016\/08\/6.-Colour-fringing.jpg?resize=562,519 562w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>\t\t\t<p class=\"c-caption__text\">Simple lenses are not corrected for different colours, so colour fringing can happen. These shots work better in monochrome<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n<p>Photographers of the Linked Ring, the Photo-Secessionists, pictorial photographers and portrait photographers from Hollywood\u2019s golden era, knew that certain lenses could produce outstanding results when used in a way that exploited their optical faults. If you aren\u2019t familiar with any photographers from the periods I\u2019ve mentioned, I would urge you to look at the work of Baron Adolph de Meyer, Clarence H White, Gertrude K\u00e4sebier, Edward Steichen, Heinrich K\u00fchn, Josef Sudek, George Hurrell, Margaret Watkins, and Anne Brigman. Even Edward Weston made soft-focus images before he decided absolute clarity was his thing.<\/p>\n<p>Special lenses were made for the pictorial fashion of the time, some of which have become legendary and fetch high prices even now. These include the Petzval portrait lens, the Wollensak Verito, the Pinkham &amp; Smith, the Aero Ektar and the Dallmeyer Bergheim, to name just a few. Amazingly, an 850mm f\/6.8 Hermagis Aplanat fetched more than \u00a310,000 on eBay recently. Apparently, even Leica produced a soft-focus lens once \u2013 the Thambar 90mm f\/2.2.<\/p>\n<p>My introduction to soft focus was the two soft filters that Cokin produced as part of its filter range, although all these did was diffuse the highlights in a scene. I soon progressed on to other methods of softness. One of my favourites is a home-made teleconverter that I put together when I was at college in about 1979, and I\u2019m still using it.<\/p>\n\t\t<div id=&quot;attachment_91540&quot;  class=\"c-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 620px\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-91540\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/3.jpg\" alt=\"The swirly background is created using a poor-quality, screw-thread 3x teleconverter with a standard lens used at its widest aperture\" width=\"600\" height=\"899\" srcset=\"https:\/\/other.kelsey.host\/amateurphotographer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2016\/08\/3.jpg 600w, https:\/\/other.kelsey.host\/amateurphotographer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2016\/08\/3.jpg?resize=300,450 300w, https:\/\/other.kelsey.host\/amateurphotographer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2016\/08\/3.jpg?resize=267,400 267w, https:\/\/other.kelsey.host\/amateurphotographer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2016\/08\/3.jpg?resize=562,842 562w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>\t\t\t<p class=\"c-caption__text\">The swirly background is created using a poor-quality, screw-thread 3x teleconverter with a standard lens used at its widest aperture<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n<p>I have a number of other lenses I use for these effects. Some are only for use on 35mm, and others are for large format. Each has its own characteristics and quirks, so when I\u2019m shooting I try to bear that in mind.<\/p>\n<p>I own only one classic lens \u2013 the others are all home-made contraptions with magnifying glasses in cardboard tubes, or adapted camera lenses. I do not use a diffuser filter any more, because I prefer the look that certain lenses give. I look at these lenses and examples of their images, opposite.<\/p>\n\t\t<div id=&quot;attachment_91534&quot;  class=\"c-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 620px\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-91534\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/7.jpg\" alt=\" Image from a simple magnifying glass, attached to the camera by a cardboard tube\" width=\"600\" height=\"896\" srcset=\"https:\/\/other.kelsey.host\/amateurphotographer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2016\/08\/7.jpg 600w, https:\/\/other.kelsey.host\/amateurphotographer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2016\/08\/7.jpg?resize=300,448 300w, https:\/\/other.kelsey.host\/amateurphotographer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2016\/08\/7.jpg?resize=268,400 268w, https:\/\/other.kelsey.host\/amateurphotographer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2016\/08\/7.jpg?resize=562,839 562w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>\t\t\t<p class=\"c-caption__text\">Image from a simple magnifying glass, attached to the camera by a cardboard tube<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n<h2>Projector lenses<\/h2>\n<p>These lenses are among my favourites. They are usually very bright and give lovely out-of-focus areas.<\/p>\n<h2>Magnifying glass<\/h2>\n<p>This is an uncorrected (very soft focus), very fast lens with no aperture. The amount of light coming in to the camera is often too much even for slow emulsions. A makeshift aperture could be fashioned out of black card, which would reduce the light and also give a clearer, sharper image, although this would still be soft in comparison with proper optics, especially in the corners.<\/p>\n<h2>Wide-aperture lenses<\/h2>\n<p>A lens with an unusually large aperture for its focal length can produce interesting areas of out-of-focus blur, but this is not strictly soft focus. The quality of the out-of-focus areas is known as bokeh.<\/p>\n<h2>Converted standard lenses<\/h2>\n<p>Some lenses will still perform, but in a totally different way, if you add other lenses to them, such as a concave and a convex, or if you remove one element.<\/p>\n<h2>Poor-quality teleconverters<\/h2>\n<p>There are 3x converters available for a few pounds which, when combined with basic standard lenses, can give a similar swirl to that achieved with early brass lenses.<\/p>\n<h2>Plastic lenses<\/h2>\n<p>A simple plastic lens, removed from a toy camera, will give very soft results, especially if you remove the aperture and use it wide open.<\/p>\n\t\t<div id=&quot;attachment_91542&quot;  class=\"c-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 620px\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-91542\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/4.jpg\" alt=\"Swirl and diffused highlights created by using a plastic lens with no aperture\" width=\"600\" height=\"845\" srcset=\"https:\/\/other.kelsey.host\/amateurphotographer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2016\/08\/4.jpg 600w, https:\/\/other.kelsey.host\/amateurphotographer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2016\/08\/4.jpg?resize=300,423 300w, https:\/\/other.kelsey.host\/amateurphotographer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2016\/08\/4.jpg?resize=284,400 284w, https:\/\/other.kelsey.host\/amateurphotographer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2016\/08\/4.jpg?resize=562,791 562w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>\t\t\t<p class=\"c-caption__text\">Swirl and diffused highlights created by using a plastic lens with no aperture<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n<h2>Tilt-and-shift lenses<\/h2>\n<p>Tilt-and-shift lenses are available for many DSLRs these days, but I still prefer to use the facility on a large-format camera, especially with simple optics.<\/p>\n<h2>Soft focus<\/h2>\n<p>Shooting soft focus can be very effective. It won\u2019t suit everything, so give it a bit of thought. Bright highlights work well, such as sun reflected off water droplets, or backlit subjects, so long as the light isn\u2019t shining into the lens. Soft-focus lenses and filters are susceptible to flare, so pay attention to this. Try shooting with your camera set to black &amp; white or use black &amp; white film.<\/p>\n<h2>Kit list<\/h2>\n\t\t<div id=&quot;attachment_91546&quot;  class=\"c-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 620px\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-91546\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/DSC_0121.jpg\" alt=\"Halina 80mm f\/2.8 projector lens: very soft images with glowing highlights.\" width=\"600\" height=\"485\" srcset=\"https:\/\/other.kelsey.host\/amateurphotographer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2016\/08\/DSC_0121.jpg 600w, https:\/\/other.kelsey.host\/amateurphotographer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2016\/08\/DSC_0121.jpg?resize=300,243 300w, https:\/\/other.kelsey.host\/amateurphotographer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2016\/08\/DSC_0121.jpg?resize=495,400 495w, https:\/\/other.kelsey.host\/amateurphotographer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2016\/08\/DSC_0121.jpg?resize=562,454 562w, https:\/\/other.kelsey.host\/amateurphotographer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2016\/08\/DSC_0121.jpg?resize=180,145 180w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>\t\t\t<p class=\"c-caption__text\">Halina 80mm f\/2.8 projector lens: very soft images with glowing highlights.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div id=&quot;attachment_91548&quot;  class=\"c-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 620px\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-91548\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/DSC_0125.jpg\" alt=\"Vivitar Series 1 35-85mm f\/2.8 lens: beautiful softness when used wide open.\" width=\"600\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/other.kelsey.host\/amateurphotographer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2016\/08\/DSC_0125.jpg 600w, https:\/\/other.kelsey.host\/amateurphotographer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2016\/08\/DSC_0125.jpg?resize=300,240 300w, https:\/\/other.kelsey.host\/amateurphotographer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2016\/08\/DSC_0125.jpg?resize=500,400 500w, https:\/\/other.kelsey.host\/amateurphotographer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2016\/08\/DSC_0125.jpg?resize=562,450 562w, https:\/\/other.kelsey.host\/amateurphotographer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2016\/08\/DSC_0125.jpg?resize=180,145 180w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>\t\t\t<p class=\"c-caption__text\">Vivitar Series 1 35-85mm f\/2.8 lens: beautiful softness when used wide open.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div id=&quot;attachment_91547&quot;  class=\"c-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 620px\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-91547\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/DSC_0124.jpg\" alt=\"Pentax 6x7 with 200mm Zeiss projector lens: shallow focus, swirly backgrounds and good bokeh.\" width=\"600\" height=\"632\" srcset=\"https:\/\/other.kelsey.host\/amateurphotographer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2016\/08\/DSC_0124.jpg 600w, https:\/\/other.kelsey.host\/amateurphotographer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2016\/08\/DSC_0124.jpg?resize=300,316 300w, https:\/\/other.kelsey.host\/amateurphotographer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2016\/08\/DSC_0124.jpg?resize=380,400 380w, https:\/\/other.kelsey.host\/amateurphotographer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2016\/08\/DSC_0124.jpg?resize=562,592 562w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>\t\t\t<p class=\"c-caption__text\">Pentax 6&#215;7 with 200mm Zeiss projector lens: shallow focus, swirly backgrounds and good bokeh.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div id=&quot;attachment_91545&quot;  class=\"c-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 620px\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-91545\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/DSC_0118.jpg\" alt=\"Rear of home-made teleconverter: home-made lenses can be very effective.\" width=\"600\" height=\"463\" srcset=\"https:\/\/other.kelsey.host\/amateurphotographer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2016\/08\/DSC_0118.jpg 600w, https:\/\/other.kelsey.host\/amateurphotographer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2016\/08\/DSC_0118.jpg?resize=300,232 300w, https:\/\/other.kelsey.host\/amateurphotographer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2016\/08\/DSC_0118.jpg?resize=518,400 518w, https:\/\/other.kelsey.host\/amateurphotographer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2016\/08\/DSC_0118.jpg?resize=562,434 562w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>\t\t\t<p class=\"c-caption__text\">Rear of home-made teleconverter: home-made lenses can be very effective.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n<h2>About Andrew<\/h2>\n<p>Andrew is a photographer, master printer, author and tutor. Visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.andrewsanderson.com\" target=\"_blank\">www.andrewsanderson.com<\/a><\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A soft-focus effect is usually associated with \u2018romantic\u2019 portraits or early glamour shots. However, to see this effect purely in those limiting ways would be to miss out on a very creative tool. Many photographers from the past have employed this look to good effect on all kinds of subjects. 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