Digital Photography

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THE PROJECTS

SELECTIVE FOCUS

Selective focus is a technique you can use

to make part of an image very sharp and

in focus, while the rest of the frame is

very out of focus. e key is learning how

to control your depth of eld and focus.

e easiest way is to put your camera

in aperture mode and set the aperture

to the smallest f-stop your lens allows,

while your camera sets the shutter speed.

Once you understand how your “exposure

triangle” works—and moreover your depth

of eld—you can begin to use it to your

benet and create selective-focus images

like a pro.

With this photo of a golf shoe, which was

part of a collection of interesting images ...