soft focus
Americannoun
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Origin of soft focus
First recorded in 1915–20
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She says her clients often describe brain fog as feeling like they are "living life in soft focus".
From BBC • Nov. 16, 2025
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
I don’t care if it’s soft focus, a weird shot, not the best angle, not the best lighting.
From Los Angeles Times • May 11, 2023
Viewers will find also plenty of moments of soft focus throughout adding to the nightmarish horror of the screen-filling presentation.
From Washington Times • Apr. 8, 2023
I believe that the soft focus lens can be used, and will be used, in such a way as to give beautiful results on the screen.”
From Pictorial Photography in America 1921 by Pictorial Photographers of America
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