Depth of field in portrait photography.
September 8, 2008
Filed under PHOTOGRAPHY
In this day and age it’s possible to create quite beautiful photographs without fully understanding focus and depth of field. As long as your auto focus lens purrs when you hit the button and a little sensor lights up on the intended subject, you’re good to go. But, really, that’s putting out a bare minimum of effort to control focus in an image. There are certain principles that, when understood, will help you create more consistent images.
As is often the case, I try to give out information that can be understood relatively quickly and utilized immediately. Rather than dive into the deeper complexities of focus I’d like to illustrate a depth of field guide I’m conscious of when shooting portraits. At the end of this post are some suggestions for further reading.
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