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Title: Weekly Assignment: Depth of Field and Selective Focus Post by: PWS-Staff on October 01, 2011, 10:53:04 AM This assignment is about learning to make a photograph with a narrow depth of field. For this assignment, try to get a beautiful photo with selective focus, meaning your subject should be sharp and all else falls out of focus. Photograph a child or children setting your camera on either Portrait mode, if you have it, or Aperture Priority. If you use Aperture Priority, select an aperture (f-stop) that is a small number, such as f/4.0 or lower. If you focus on your subject, that f-stop ensures a narrower depth of field. You will see the difference in a portrait taken with these settings compared with auto focus, where everything tends to be sharp.
These charming sisters shown here in their morning garb on the window seat were photographed with a narrow depth of field to blur out the potentially distracting details in the window, as well as create a more painterly look. Taken at ISO 500, f/2.8, 1/60 second. From "Photographing Children, 2nd Edition," by Ginny Felch Attached Photo ŠNatalija Brunner Title: Re: Weekly Assignment: Depth of Field and Selective Focus Post by: steffan58 on October 01, 2011, 05:58:32 PM The Hawk pops off the page but the bokeh is not as pretty as I'd like.
Title: Re: Weekly Assignment: Depth of Field and Selective Focus Post by: kirsti on October 01, 2011, 07:42:13 PM Too abstract?
Title: Re: Weekly Assignment: Depth of Field and Selective Focus Post by: Brandy Whyne on October 02, 2011, 03:23:00 PM I am new to photo workshop
http://www.flickr.com/photos/smokineh/6156476689/in/photostream Title: Re: Weekly Assignment: Depth of Field and Selective Focus Post by: webetilinstudios on October 02, 2011, 07:56:45 PM I am a new member of this forum. I would appreciate any comments that will help me improve my photography. I used a close up ring which limits the depth of field.
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