Create Bokeh Effect with Simple Camera Mod

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Over on Make: Projects, our DIY library, Sindri Diego of Iceland shares a fun and simple camera mod to produce cool bokeh effects. Bokeh comes from the Japanese word for “blur,” and by making a cover for your lens, you can snap shots where the blurred lights in your image take on whatever shape you want. The picture above (taken in a mirror using the bokeh attachment) shows the attachment and the effect at the same time. Sweet!
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