Homemade Petzval Swirl Bokeh with a 50mm Lens
Here’s a quick look at how I created some homemade “petzval swirl” bokeh that mimics photos taken with the new Petzval 58 Bokeh Control Art lens.
Vignetting is a problem, however. You may have to change the size of the hole in the paper to remove this. It’s cheap, works pretty well… but at the cost of looks.
It’s dumb, I get that, but anything to get that image though, right? Here are some more example photos:
About the author: Sam Luyk is a photography enthusiast and a SUNY Polytechnic Institute student at SUNY Polytechnic Institute. You can connect with him through Twitter and his website. This article also appeared here.
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