NelsonPhotography2019: Depth of Field

Depth of Field and themed photoshoots

When you finish your fence project

post it on your blog to turn it in!

Intro to depth of field & Rule of Thirds Shoot Due TUESDAY!

YOU NEED A minimum of 25 PHOTOS!

The next assignment we will be shooting will focus on depth of field while creating a theme.
Depth of field is the amount of distance between the nearest and farthest objects that appear in acceptably sharp focus in a photograph. Depth of Field is often abbreviated DOF
click HERE to view the slideshow for this assignment

Link to examples For DOF

DOF and Rule of thirds

DSLR
Many cameras have the capabilities to adjust your focus manually this makes achieving depth of field fairly easy. Switch the lens to MF Manual Focus so you can choose whats in focus
Try the AV mode. Which is aperture priority. This lets you adjust the aperture and the camera decides on a shutter speed.

If you are working with a point and shoot camera it gets a little more difficult.

What you need to know for your point and shoot.
If you don't understand apertures or focal lengths, that's fine because you really don't need to for this. What you should find out, though, is the focusing range for your camera. More specifically, how closely the lens can focus at its widest position (fully zoomed out) and its telephoto position (fully zoomed in).
-A point and shoot camera can usually focus at a 2inch DOF at its closest.
-Do you have a MACRO mode? The button symbol is usually a flower.OR you may have a scene option.
-The closer you get to your subject the better off you will be
-Gaussian Blur in Photoshop..
-If you have portrait mode you can use it but not for every image.