Depth of Field


  • Depth of field is also called focus range or effective focus range, is the distance between the nearest and farthest objects in a scene.
  • Aperture is the unit of measurement that defines the size of the opening of the lens. also controls the amount of light let in to the film or digital sensor.
  • Shallow depth of field helps isolate and emphasize one part of the image from a distracting background.  
  • Deep or wider depth of field keeps most of the scene in focus. 
Deep Depth of Field
Shallow depth of Field
Deep depth of field
Shallow depth of Field

        In the deep depth of field picture, you can see how the background is clear and not so blurry. To take the photo I had Ben hold the Swedish fish out away from his body while I unfocused the camera from the fish to clearly see everything in the background. In the shallow depth of field, you can tell by the way the camera has focused on the fish and the background gets progressively blurrier. To take the picture I positioned Ben in the correct lighting and told him to hold it straight out in front of him, while I focused the camera on the fish. I believe that the shallow depth of field is the better picture because the depth of field is easier to notice.

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  1. AnonymousFebruary 9, 2018 at 8:43 AM

    Forgot to site your sources and explain your future use of DOF. Otherwise, well done.

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