How to Fake Beautiful Bokeh in Post (And Why It Actually Works)

How to Fake Beautiful Bokeh in Post (And Why It Actually Works)

Here is a situation I have been in more times than I care to admit: I’m out on one of my Sunday morning photo walks, I spot a great face or an interesting stranger, I get the shot, and then I get home and realize I was shooting at f/8 because I had just come from a landscape and forgot to dial back down. The subject is sharp. The background is sharp.