Depth of Field
Photo #1:Shallow Depth of Field
Rose 1
AV Mode (Aperture f5.6) (Focal length 55mm)
September 24, 2019
SLVHS Senior Lawn
Response to: How to use Depth of field
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The Depth of field when in an image is referring to how much of a picture is meant to be in focus. It is used to bring more attention to the subject of the photos. The depth of field is controlled by the aperture seeking that can be controlled by whoever may be taking the photo. If the aperture is set smaller then the photo will have a deeper depth of field and the larger the aperture is set, the photo will have a more shallow depth of field. When taking photos the most important thing to know is that aperture and depth of field go hand in hand. A good thing to remember is the never dial your camera to the highest f-setting because that can cause a picture to suffer from diffraction, which reduces the sharpness in an image.
Photo Example #1:Shallow Depth of Field
Guesses:
Aperture f4
Focal length 55mm
Shutter speed 1/100
Photo #2:Good Depth of Field
Rose 2
AV Mode (Aperture f16) (Focal length 18mm)
September 24, 2019
SLVHS Senior Lawn
Response to: Depth of field explained
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A camera can only focus its lens at a single point, but there is always the area that maybe in front or behind the point of focus that may still seem sharp. That zone is what is known as the depth of field. That zone's size can either be described as shallow (only a narrow zone seems sharp) or deep (bigger zone of the photo seems sharp). In order to have a picture look more pleasing to the eye, it is often better to have an extensive depth of field in order to make everything more sharp. Sometimes a shallow depth of field may be preferable in order to blur the background.
Photo Example #2:Good Depth of Field
