Digital Photography

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THE BASICS

DEPTH OF FIELD

Depth of eld refers to the relative sharpness of

subjects at varying distances from the camera and

is directly related to the aperture setting you choose

for your shot. It is the portion of the image before

and beyond your focus point that is still in focus.

Normally, you focus on one subject and make it

as sharp as possible. With a smaller f-stop setting,

subjects at other distances—whether in front of or

behind the main subject—are out of focus and not as

sharp. e area of perceived or acceptable sharpness

is within the depth of eld. At a higher f-stop setting

with a larger depth of eld, pretty much all of the ...