We would like to take this opportunity to give you a little help getting started with your Trioplan 50. The Trioplan 50 is especially known for its soap bubble and swirly bokeh. Which situations allow you to achieve these photographic blurring effects? You will need to consider a few things while both setting up the subject of your photo and photographing.
Soap-Bubble-Bokeh
To achieve the perfect soap-bubble-bokeh, you should work with open aperture (f2.8) and position the subject at a short distance.
It is important to position the subject at close range, approx. 50cm to 100cm (1.6ft to 3.3ft), while keeping enough distance to create a high-contrast background. The distance between the subject and background should be about 3m to 10m. (10ft to 33ft).
The closer the focus point to the camera, the greater the bubbles in the background. The stronger the background contrast, the more bubbles appear. Ideally, you should opt for a busy background with strong backlighting such as light-filled trees, lights on a skyline at night, or fairy lights.
Swirl
The popular swirl is created especially in the close range with sufficient distance to the background.
The closer you focus, the closer the background can be to the subject.For the perfect swirl in portrait photography, you have to find the perfect distance to the background by trial and error - if the distance to the subject is too great, the light points of the bokeh become larger and the swirl becomes indistinct.
In general, the effect becomes clearer if the background is rich in contrast or if you take a photo against the light.
Cover Motif Checklist
- Focus at approximately 0,7 m (2.3ft)
- Distance to the background approx. 1m – 10m (10ft – 33ft)
- Backlight and small dots of light in the background
