PhotoPlus : The Canon Magazine

THE SETUP MAKE A CUSTOM APERTURE SHAPE

01 BLACK CARD

This is what you’ll use to create a unique aperture hole in any shape you wish. This will become the shape of the aperture when placed in front of the lens, which will also change the shape of your out of focus highlights, also called ‘bokeh’.

02 TAPE, SCISSORS & PENCIL

These are a few household items you’ll likely already have – you’ll need the pencil to make your markings on the black card and the tape and scissors to cut it all out and stick it together, so that is stays

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