Word of the Week 9/26/11
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Word of the Week 9/26/11
| Mon, 09-26-2011 - 5:09pm |
Depth of Field:
The amount of distance between the nearest and farthest objects that appear in acceptably sharp focus in a photograph. Depth of field depends on the lens opening, the focal length of the lens, and the distance from the lens to the subject.
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One of my favorites, too! I like the storytelling aspect of it and the framing possibilities.
Usually, I use the AV mode to select the aperature value and let the camera automatically set the best time value to go with it, unless I have a lot of time and a willing subject to play around in full-on manual mode.
Here are a few examples. These are photos of the activity at the pottery painting studio more than the people, but I used the paintbrushes to frame the people.