Digital Photography 1 on 1: Episode 12 Depth of Field

[burubura]

best explained tutorial video on internet..thnks :)

[twowheelworld]

Why use a flash in day light ?

[edu3dw4rd]

Hi Mark,

why do point shoot cameras cannot give shallow DOF? I have panasonic dmc zs-7, and it has manual mode in it. However, when I open the aperture value, it still gives me sharp background. Thus, in order to get DOF, I should put my camera really close to my photo object or subject. Could you suggest what should I do to achieve DOF using point shoot camera?

Thx

Edward

[dombower]

@edu3dw4rd usually because the lens on those cameras are actually very short focal lengths. you would need to get very very close to your subject to get any blurry background, try taking photos of some spiders close up. there you will get some shallow dof

[Acubeist]

@edu3dw4rd Try to zoom in or get as close as possible to your subject and use the widest aperture possible(smallest f number). That's the best you can do already.. :) One reason why PnS cameras do not give as shallow DOF as DSLRs is mainly because their optical sensors are really small compared to DSLRs. That's why it's so hard to get that "bokeh" effect

[eyalyossef22]

its not all true. distance from the object not matter and focat length not matter.

whats matter its 3 things:

aperture

sensor size

and the size of the object..,

why not focal length its not matter and size of the object matter?

marc showed that he changing lens and you see more shallow D,O,F but the truth is that the size change also. if you shot close up. and stay on that close up. but change lens the D.O.F will be the same.

[Acubeist]

@eyalyossef22 Focal length used was the one which made the "size" change. A shorter focal length like 24mm will include a lot more background into your picture, hence making your subject smaller. A longer focal length like a 70mm would 'compress' your image even more so there is less background/foreground included in the picture.. :)

[tutuvo10]

Basic but important stuff!

[galaxiedance]

When you do an episode on Bubble Bath Photography.. This is the model to use.. wow, so darn cute :)

[yashagrawal1989]

what z d use of Depth of field button??

[safy58]

Thank you :)

[surferboy36O]

I think this is the most complete explanation of DOF I've seen on youtube, however it does not quite say what it is. I have noticed, that there is a lot of confusion about the term, and everybody seems to have a slightly different aproach yet nobody knows it's actual meaning.

Depth of focus is a correct term, although for a slightly different thing. And sensor size does affect. Nice video.

[pgmediaworks]

Another GREAT video. Thanks!!!

[rodolforops]

sony hx1 sucks a fuck. i can't get good depth of field in this crap. don't buy it

[18raylan]

I can't figure out how to change the f the way his changed on my Nikon D3100. D:

[JanErikEdvartsen]

@18raylan Turn the command dial into A then use the commander wheel to adjust the f-stops.

[18raylan]

@JanErikEdvartsen THANKS!

[corazonesnegros502]

She is gorgeous! Great vid as usual Mark!

[zarizebel]

u r d best.

[Alayses]

I love that effect, now I know a bit more! Thank you! =DD

[pjos111]

In the distance from subject example you choose an aperture of F2.8 but what if you had F22 or so? Would it change things?

Paul

[hiphoplivs]

i thought i already knew about getting that Bokeh effect or "Depth of feild" effect and was thinking it was a waste of time watching.....i got schooled! xP im gonna start from the ep.1 and work my way through and prob get schooled some more.

[tongolemify]

cool video, just one correction: distance to subject will not impact dof, unless the magnification is changes (by constant focal length). if the subject has the same size in your frame it doesn't matter at all, if you stand one foot or 20 feet from your subject. just see some wildlife portraits of lions with super shallow dof from 200 yards away...

[carlodimaandal]

bokeh!

[hiphoplivs]

@carlodimaandal MMM BOKEHLICIOUS!

[dataykhan]

which one camera and model you have used in this video

[itti1977]

Cool man!

[2011DuM]

Great video man.

[EverythingisFire]

Did you ever cover max depth of field?

[familyvids1]

really informative videos. the best on youtube IMO

[toshiroo]

lol@ questions u receive...

[blackhalk555]

What lens did you use to take the f/1.2?

[snapfactory]

@blackhalk555 The Canon 85mm F/1.2 L

[TheKazvideo]

Marc, u said that u will be explaining about max depth of field in the future episode!

DId u mean in WHITE BALANCE episode?

I really wanna know about how to get maximum depth of field. U explain so good!

[tiresome79]

Photography is my new passion! I like to read thephotographyclinic (.) com thanks for posting.

[bhojrand]

awesome work mark...u are doing a great job.

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[WynnonaXandra]

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[VOLTIS5]

Now THIS tutorial i can understand. Simple explanation and it shows examples of how to do them in certain ways.

2 question though, would it be easier to this Manually or Auto. And how far exactly would you say the subject has to be if you are using a 55-200mm lens to get a good sdof?

[kellypettit]

This is a great simple to understand tutorial. Thanks kindly!

[trinhk]

Great video. Love your demos and beautiful model. :)

[circleOFconfusion]

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[imagenavalos]

nice tutorial

[marjoo]

It's funny. Before I hit this link I was like "Ahh.. I already know ALL about Depth of Field, This is going to be boring" ... Still learnt a lot from this vid.. haha!

[phovidsm]

great video(s)!! it would be great if you would open an facebook page :)

[snapfactory]

@phovidsm I do have a facebook page. The link is on our youtube channel or just go to facebook and add jmarkwallace to the URL.

[phovidsm]

@snapfactory my suggestion to you is to open a FAN PAGE either for yourself or for adorama(dot)com. It would bring you many photographers if you would name the page right - like ''adorama digital photo'' or something like that. and it would be easier for some of us to keep track on the videos if they were on facebook too. :) and also it would bring more visitors to adorama(dot)com. nobody will find your profile. (btw i just sent you a friend invitation ;) )

peace m8, keep the great work alive!!!

[iFaisalTube]

Thank you so much, Mark. You have no idea how I've been searching for someone to explain this.

[manwithnoface00]

the model you took pictures of is very pretty. who is she?

[GSD4U]

I love you guys!! this whole series has help so much as I'm about to take the plunge to get a DSLR so learning a lot!

Thanks, keep up the good work

[endrumsenthil]

Thanx Marc. Ur tutorial is really helpfull taking for Rack focus photos

[JustinCritzMusic]

Great vid!

how do you change the aperture on your camera?

I have a sony alpha 200.

[kanutoX34]

very informative! Thanks for this great video, big fan!

[slowhandbaby]

Hi Mark, I have a problem..I followed your lesson on depth of field..i set my camera to f2.8 to see if i can get a shallow depth of field..but to my disappointment, i was not able to get a shallow depth of field the way you showed it on the video..what could be the problem?..I'm using my canon powershot sx120 IS (this is my only digicam)..thanks in advance..Glen

[jzero15]

you make the best videos ever keep them coming :)

[XXXSBU]

companying the release of Sony Nex series, there is another way to manipulate depth of field ---sofetware

[chrispollock]

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[cuonu2b]

Mark Wallace is an excellent photography instructor. Adorama and Pocket Wizard are lucky to have him on their team.

[cuonu2b]

I look forward to every tutorial video from Mark Wallace (Snapfactory, Adorama TV, and Pocket Wizard). Thanks

[flojeune]

Marc,

Thanks for your amazing work!

Did you do a vid about ONE LIGHT lighting? I saw the one with MANY (at least 2!) lights.... Thanks

Florence

[PeraKurcevic]

I am relatively new to dslr world, and I recently stumbled up on your channel and I subscribed. I watched all of your 1on1 videos (those are the best). Many things I had already known but many were very helpful. You have nice way easing into things and explaining slowly. It is clear that you work with people on daily basis. Very nice work, hope you make more 1on1 videos.

[RemiIsTrashWolf]

I really appreciate this! As a young photography enthusiast it's great to have a source of professional information explained in an understandable way! One thing though, have you considered sound absorbing baffles?

[NinjaElmo520]

please make more videos on other topics besides light thank you

[snapfactory]

@NinjaElmo520 You bet! If you have suggestions or questions help us out. Send them to askmark. The full e-mail is in the video (darn YouTube won't let me post it here). :D

[sflorman72]

Marc, great video. Love the teach and explain. This was helpful. Need to watch this again to better get the DOF down pat. I know you did some videos on Light meter but wish you coud do an episode that talks more in depth tutorial wise.

[snapfactory]

@sflorman72 anything specific you'd like to know?

[sflorman72]

@snapfactory I purchased a light meter, the sekonic L358, after watching your videos, as I saw the help it could be to me. I new to the use of the light meter. So I would like more information on how to setup & calibrate the light meter. Unfortunately I'm on a budge, so i dont have Pocket Wizards. So I have to use a cord just for the meter. Perhaps you can have a segment that explains how to do this. By the way, do you publish any books or tutorial dvds?

[FirebrandNIRE]

Awesome videos!!

[levibuzolic]

Great to see the set and everything done, looking forward to seeing more videos. Though I hope you'll be covering more advanced topics later in the series.

Might be worth considering more light output on the set, you're casting quite a lot of shadow on the background.

[snapfactory]

@Bussdy DOF will be the same for a full frame sensor and small sensor. But a smaller sensor means you need to use either a wider angle lens or shoot farther from the subject to get the same scene. So the sensor doesn't change DOF but it changes how you shoot, which DOES impact DOF. :)

[maciekhutnik]

@snapfactory If You keep the same settings DOF will NOT be the same for a full sensor and asp-c sensor. Simply check on DOF calculator.

[Acubeist]

@snapfactory Sensor size DOES affect Depth of Field. It gives around 1 stop of shallower DOF compared to a crop sensor for example, given the same 'frame'.... which is something like a 30mm on a 1.6x crop sensor vs 50mm on a Full Frame camera. Both shooting the same subject from the same distance. The full frame camera will exhibit a shallow Depth of Field... :)

[dombower]

@Acubeist perfect, you are comparing 2 different focal lengths and some how correlating that to a change of DOF due to the sensor… WRONG. Effective focal length does not change depth of field of a lens, Actual Focal length. Here is a good test for you. Put a 50mm on a crop body and look through it, (it has the same dof as your eye) now stick it on a full frame (it still has the same dof, just more fov)

[FotografIasi]

@Bussdy actually he forgot to say about the sensor size. Those things are true also for point-and-shoots not just 35mm

[jim123483]

great vid :)

[FotografIasi]

you have some echo in the sound... put some foam on that walls

[FirebrandNIRE]

The new studio looks cool :)

[l33thustla]

Only good with this video is that girl is pretty nice... Nischa? :D

[deansproductions]

Is this the level that all tutorials are gonna be at?

[tontontuason]

Just a suggestion. The video would be better if you stop moving your hands/arms while talking. Great info on video!!!

[PachulizPunk]

Thanks Mark !!! Great Job.

[tombata3244]

Good to see you back, Mark! Really great video!

[MrGmach75]

Yay!!! New videos... with new set to boot. Nice one Mark!

[AnolfoPhotography]

Hey Mark. Well done! I would like to thank you and Adorama for putting this great series of videos together.....!

[Wongmunkit]

Great video! Good job Mark! keep it up!

[maciekhutnik]

What about the size of the sensor? This is also very important factor determining the depth of field, don't You think?

[Poulpc]

top nice Episode

[FrostyTheBeerMan]

Hi Mark, love the new set, and the new tutorial, nice to see all the hard work has paid off. Nicely done, great tutorial.

[acidnaught74]

Great simple yet complete explanation.

Thank you Mark.

[mrmhawkins]

Great job Mark! Love the new set!

[vh280495]

I've been waiting this for a looong time... THANKS Mark (and Adorama)!!!!!!!!!!!