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HowTo: Build Your Own Camera Lenses

Jul 25, 2010 04:00 PM

The prerogative of most fancy, pricey lenses nowadays is ultimate sharpness. However, if you're partial to that soft, out of focus look, you can make your own lenses to achieve this type of effect.

Digital camera on a black surface.

DIY Photography posts an in depth guide to making your own lenses (Part 1) and then controlling the lens for varying degrees of sharpness (Part 2).

Sample images below.

Blue and white fluffy flower on a dark background.

Soft-focus image of delicate white flowers on slender stems.

Yellow flower on a black background.

Close-up of a bee on a vibrant flower.

Delicate pink flowers on a slender stem.

A close-up of a blue flower against a yellow background.

Illuminated green plant against a dark background.

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