soft focus
Noun
Meaning
soft focus (uncountable)
(photography) The blur produced by spherical aberration in a lens, sometimes deliberately used to produce a dreamy effect or to eliminate blemishes.
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Examples
Everything in the street today seems soft focus.
Formulated with non-drying ingredients, the application leaves you with a soft focus matte finish, blurring the look of fine lines and imperfections.
MSS-500 imparts a silky texture, increased pay-off, soft focus effect and enhanced slip.
This is a portrait within a portrait of soft focus pastels and family in an embrace both literally and figuratively thanks to the random covering of the title’s letters adding depth and space between her arms and chest.
Canada has a troubled record just like the United States does, and looking at our neighbors to the north with a soft focus just takes attention away from the severity of the issues.
We tried out Lensbaby's new Velvet 85 soft focus portrait lens by not photographing many portraits with it.