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    Oct 26, 2021 3 minutes

    Neil van Niekerk

    Based in New Jersey, Neil works across a range of fields. He maintains Tangents www.neilvn. com/tangents, has produced books on flash photography and received an Emmy for his time-lapse photography. Visit www.neilvn.com, Instagram: neilvn, YouTube: NeilvanNiekerk.

    BOKEH is a term used to describe the rendering of out-of-focus areas (usually in the background) of an image. Depending on the optical design of a lens, the out-of-focus elements can be smooth or the highlights can have a

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