TheBrenizer method, sometimes referred to asbokeh panorama orbokehrama, is a photographic technique characterized by the creation of a digital image exhibiting a shallowdepth of field in tandem with a wideangle of view. Created by use ofpanoramic stitching techniques applied toportraiture, it was popularized by photographer Ryan Brenizer.
The combination of these characteristics enables a photographer to mimic the look oflarge format film photography with a digital camera. Large format cameras use a negative that is at least 4×5 inches (102×127 mm) and are known for their very shallow depth of field when using a wide aperture and their unique high level of clarity, contrast and control.Image sensor formats of common digital cameras, in comparison, are much smaller, ranging down to the tiny sensors incamera phones.[1] The Brenizer method increases the effective sensor size of the camera, simulating the characteristics of large format photography.[2]
While the aesthetics of this form of imaging most closely resemble large format analog photography, its look has also led it to being compared totilt shift photography.[citation needed] Both techniques create images that exhibit an unusually shallow depth of field.
Ryan Brenizer initially referred to the technique as abokeh panorama. It usespanoramic stitching, for the purpose of applying the shallow depth-of-field associated with wide-aperture telephoto lenses to a wider-field-of-view composition.
Shallow depth of field panoramic stitching photographs are sometimes referred to as theBrenizer method, as he popularized it in recent years through his work. An image produced by this method is sometimes referred to as abokeh panorama[3] (or theportmanteaubokehrama)[4] in reference to the deliberate blurring style ofbokeh photography.
The process requires taking multiple shots of a scene in a manner that allows for laterimage stitching using afast lens, generally of afocal length of 50 mm or longer.[5] It is also beneficial to usemanual focus, manualwhite balance and manualshutter andaperture controls to maintain a uniformexposure across the entire set of images.
This method is of interest because:
The method is used forportrait photography and, increasingly, automobile photography.[citation needed]
