soft focus
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Origin of soft focus
First recorded in 1915–20
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There could have been a traditional press release, or a statement delivered to the camera, but instead there's a soft focus, cinematic touch to this message.
From BBC • Sep. 9, 2024
The lack of dolly shots, soft focus, back light, etc., gives the proceedings an unexpected intimacy.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 5, 2023
Popular ideas about preschool usually involve a soft focus on cuddly kids, not the stuff of tough public policy or hard numbers.
From Seattle Times • Aug. 11, 2023
At first glance, the movie appears to be a soft focus romance.
From New York Times • Sep. 29, 2022
Then, either with a soft focus or a sharp focus lens, I enlarge to whatever size I want and whatever effect I'm after.
From Pictorial Photography in America 1921 by Pictorial Photographers of America
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