The term bokeh gets bandied about with some degree of abandon these days, as fashionable or trendy words tend to be. And it’s not just popular among the Instagram hipsters. Serious photographers and ...

As photographers, when we hear the word “bokeh”, we probably already have a visual in our mind of its meaning. Since bokeh can be somewhat abstract and subjective, describing it can be difficult.

Bokeh. To some, it’s the most sought-after aspect of a photograph; to others, it’s a buzzword that just won’t die. The term — which is an intentional misspelling of the Japanese word “boke,” meaning ...