Depth of Field

Depth of Field is one of the most important aspects of photography,whether it be digital or film. It can be the difference between anordinary and stunning photograph. However so many photographers havelittle or no idea of how to set their cameras for a desired Depth ofField effect.

'Everybodyhas probably seen photographs in which every element from foreground tobackground is in sharp focus, and other pictures in which only thesubject is in sharp focus while everything else is blurry. The firstpicture is said to have more depth of field than the latter, which hasshallow depth of field. For those that don't know, depth of field, orDOF, is how deep the area in focus is, when you focus on a givensubject. It's a very powerful artistic tool.' Source - Depth of Field for Digital Cameras

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