Alienware has announced a new lens simulating plugin for Photoshop simply called Bokeh and to be released in December.
Bokeh can draw attention to your subject by manipulating focus and depth of field after the shot has been taken. From changing the depth of field to placing a radial sweet spot and adding a vignette, Bokeh provides many techniques for realistic blurring and altering the mood of a scene.
Bokeh is the only software that accurately simulates the distinctive blurring and creamy highlights of real lenses. Terence Tay, Bokeh’s designer, performed careful experiments with lenses famous for their bokeh highlights, such as the Canon® EF 85mm f/1.2 II and the Nikon® 105mm f/2.8 Macro. The result is a photo-realistic look, in contrast to the unnatural blur from other software.
-Alienware Software
I use Alienware’s Exposures plugin quite a bit, so I know they do good work over there. Check the site because they have a video demonstration of the plugin at work over there that seems pretty interesting.
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Thanks, this seems really useful.
I hope it will do bulk processing. On my commercial girly pic site (domai.com) I often have sets which really could do with some soft background.