16. SHALLOW DEPTH OF FIELD
PORTRAIT PHOTOGRAPHERS OFTEN want to draw attention to the face or eyes of their subject. One way to direct attention to those areas is to have a narrow area of focus on a subject’s face or eyes. With the rest of the scene rendered into a soft blur, your eyes can’t help but be drawn to the area of sharp focus.
This technique works for not only portrait photographers, but anyone that wants to direct attention to a particular area of a photo. It gives the photographer directorial control over the content of the image. It allows you to include elements important to the narrative of the photograph while also emphasizing ...
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