Depth Of Field Photography Tips - Join The Picket Line - Another example... In the Field

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This video is another example of using Depth Of Field, it is about getting away from your computer and taking photographs

As daunting as it may seem, Depth Of Field is actually very easy to understand and easy to use in your photography, the creative aspect comes when you wish to provide a particular mood for your photography.

Depth Of Field (DOF) does not involve smoke or mirrors, it is fun to experiment with and it will improve your skills as a beginner or intermediate photographer Guaranteed!

It is very important to remember that your shutter speed and aperture (F-stop) need to change at the same time to achieve a correctly exposed image either on your digital sensor, or; on your film.

This is easy to achieve using a Digital Camera as you can take your photographs using Aperture Priority (or Shutter Speed Priority), however; if you are using a manual operated film camera you need to remember to make the necessary alterations if it is not possible to do this within your camera

If you are using a film camera, perhaps this would be an excellent opportunity to use a hand held exposure meter More on this in other videos dont rush out and buy one as I need to explain this in another video.

Important note

If you do not change your aperture and shutter speed at the same time (in balance) then, you will be risking either over exposure, or; under exposure

I hope that you continue to enjoy my videos and thanks for watching.

Kind Regards
Dean.

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[popitn2nd]

i need some pointers here. i recently took a couple of pictures at the wedding. when i took a wide range aperture. like landscaping picture, everything looks good in the picture. sharp fore ground and background. BUT when i zoom in to get the shallow depth of field on the background, it would be overexposed but for the fore ground is just right focused. anyone?

[clickherephotography]

Reply Part #2

Firstly, Depth of Field is a measurement of the amount of area / distance in front of and behind a subject that will be in focus in your photograph and is determined by a combination of aperture selected, shutter speed and to a lesser extent correct focusing.

[clickherephotography]

Reply #3

A shallow / narrow aperture (f2.8, f4 etc) will result in a smaller area being in focus = Less Depth Of Field. While f16, f22, f32 etc will result in a much larger Depth of field, remember the shutter speed needs to compensate for the difference in the selected aperture.

Use Depth of Field to create a particular mood for your photographs, or to remove distracting foreground / background if necessary

Next, onto the zooming and exposure element of your question...

[clickherephotography]

Part #4

I think that you may be a little confused in regards to getting a shallow Depth Of Field when zooming in as it is not possible to change DOF simply by focusing. Please refer to Section #1 of the answer that I have provided to you.

[clickherephotography]

Part #5

Depth of Field is mainly affected by Shutter Speed and the aperture selected, sure the shot needs to be focused, however; with creative use of these elements focusing does not always need to be as accurate as you may think particularly if you are using apertures of f22, f32, f45 etc..

Actually, I can use a cameras view finder to compose a shot and not specifically focus on the subject and still manage a good photo.

See my Depth Of Field - Bonus #3 video for more information...

[clickherephotography]

Part #6

The background being overexposed is not the result of a Depth Of Field issue, it is simply a result of incorrect lighting. I plan to produce a few videos in relation to this in the near future

Anyway, I apologize for the delay in providing you with an answer to your question and I hope this will provide you with enough information.

Regards

Dean.

[MrClintos4life]

great video, thanks, I like the idea of lining up ping pong ball's with writing on them.

[purvertedmunk]

thanks for the video, don't take this the wrong way but your accent help out a lot in the videos. It keeps thing fresh for me since I live in the U.S. lol keep it up

[baymagic]

thank you for video also your replied help a lot as well. take care.

[clickherephotography]

Reply Part #1

This reply may be written in more than one section as a result of limited space, so please stick with me..

Also, please correct me if my interpretation of your question is not correct.

I think you may be saying that when you use an aperture (lens opening of f16 or f22) for example the image thru the camera looks like it is clear, however when you zoom in to get a shallow / narrow depth of field the background is over exposed, however the foreground is correctly in focus.

[clickherephotography]

Sorry, I am a little confused by the question... I will get back to you soon with an answer.

I apologize for not answering you earlier.

Regards

Dean.