Bokeh AI

When capturing photos, placing the area behind a subject out of focus is often desirable. The Japanese word bokeh is used to describe the aesthetic nature of the blur produced in these out-of-focus areas. Traditionally, to achieve this effect, it often takes a high-quality lens and involves shooting at a wide-open aperture like ƒ2.0.

Luminar Neo offers the Bokeh AI Tool to simulate this effect and allow it to be used on most portrait photos. It works on any portrait image – regardless of the lens used or the lighting conditions.

Blur

Move this slider to adjust the intensity of the background blur. As you increase this value, artificial intelligence enhances the separation between subject and background, creating a stronger depth-of-field effect and making your subject stand out.

Focus Distance

This control lets you adjust the depth mask to control which parts of the image remain in focus. You can shift the area of clarity closer or farther away, giving you precise control over what stands out in your photo and how the background blur is applied throughout the scene.

Bokeh Patterns

This option allows you to switch the shape of light sources in the blurred background, simulating the effect of optical filters. You can choose from natural circular or creative geometric shapes. Currently, the available shapes are:

• Ring

• Circle

• Ellipse

• Hexagon

• Heart

• Star

Bokeh AI works with any foreground subject, such as pets, cars, or other objects.