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The Enthusiast's Guide to Exposure, 1st Edition
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The Enthusiast's Guide to Exposure, 1st Edition

by John Greengo
April 2017
Beginner
160 pages
4h 9m
English
Rocky Nook
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14. DEPTH OF FIELD

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WITH LARGE APERTURES (low numbers, e.g., f/1.4, f/2, f/2.8) you can expect a shallow depth of field. This shallow depth of field will result in a photo that has one area in focus, and regions in front of and behind it that are out of focus with an increasing level of blur the farther they are from the point of focus. At the opposite end of the spectrum, small aperture openings, like f/11, f/16, and f/22, will create images with large depth of field, showing much of the scene in focus.

Depth of Field Is Relative

Depth of field can be a bit tricky to estimate because it’s controlled not only by your aperture setting, but also ...

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