bokeh
/ˈboʊkeɪ/
the soft, out-of-focus glow of background lights
bokeh in a sentence
“Night street, shallow focus, bokeh like lanterns behind her.”
Origin of bokeh
Japanese boke blur, haze
Related Words
depth of field
how much of the scene is in focus from near to far
wide-angle
a lens view that takes in more scene and stretches perspective
isometric
a three-dimensional view without perspective, like a game diorama
bird's-eye view
looking straight down from above
negative space
the empty area around a subject, used as a compositional element
rule of thirds
placing subjects on the lines of a three-by-three grid rather than dead center