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Question: What are these called!? (photography)!?
They are these circles of light I always see in photography!. Can someone tell me what they're called and how do you get them in your pictures!?
How do you capture that!? Does it have anything to do with lighting!? And what are some photoshop techniques (Adobe) where you can try to mock one of them and make a fake one!?

Here's an example of these "light circles"

http://hermik!.deviantart!.com/art/Homespu!.!.!.

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Best Answer - Chosen by Asker:
As the above posters have stated, its called bokeh!. Different lenses will get you better bokeh; generally the more expensive ones!. The Canon 85 1!.8 gets REALLY nice bokeh when used wide open!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

Its just the background, if you use the macro button on your camera(the little flower)
and go up close the the photograph it will focus on the leaf/flower and blur the background creating the circlesWww@QuestionHome@Com

That effect is called selective focus!. It is obtained by using a wide aperture!. And that will blur the background!. It is not done in am editing program but in camera!. Www@QuestionHome@Com

http://en!.wikipedia!.org/wiki/Bokeh

A couple of samples

http://www!.flickr!.com/photos/little_pook!.!.!.

http://www!.flickr!.com/photos/little_pook!.!.!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

Yes, it is caused by bokeh/selective focus/depth of field!.!.!. the lights or some kind of reflective surface in the background are being blurred!. This is done by using a wide aperture (smaller # = bigger hole)!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

It's called brokeh!. Depending what is in your background of lighting, the photos will show up like that!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

bokehWww@QuestionHome@Com