Depth of field in photography

3 thoughts on “Depth of field in photography”

1. yes, this is an important subject if you want to take photography beyond the basics.

   Sometimes, we want lots of depth of field (DOF) to ‘isolate’ the subject and remove a messy background while, at other times, we want lots of DOF, especially in close-up photography. Different cameras behave differently. For example, a small compact camera gives much moire DOF than a larger camera (such as a DSLR) at the same aperture settings.

   If you want to delve deeper, the Cambridge in Colour website has loads of information, including a simple DOF calcuator ( http://www.cambridgeincolour.com/tutorials/dof-calculator.htm ) that shows the effects of different apertures with different types of camera.

   The best advice is to try different settings (with digital, it costs nothing to experiment) and, gradually, you will get a feel for what works in any given situation.

   1. Thanks so much,Mike.It’s good to learn new things and know more about how photographers obtain their effects

      1. A typo made a muddle of my initial comment – I meant “we want little depth of field (DOF) to ‘isolate’ the subject …” Sorry about that.

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