Depth of field

Depth Of Field

Depth of field is the amount of distance between the nearest and furthest objects that appear in a sharp focus in a photograph. 

 -Shallow depth of field is used when you wish to isolate the object from its background by keeping the object in focus like these 3 shots I have taken. Shallow depth of field is used when the photographer wishes to focus on one object and keep the rest of the image out of focus e.g macro / close up photography.

-Large depth of field is when pretty much everything in the photograph will be in focus. Large depth of field is commonly used in landscape photography where the photographer wishes to focus on the entire image to capture its beauty.

Depth of field adds detail to a shot and makes it more dynamic depending on which depth of field you use.

Depth of field is controlled by photographers with the lens they typically use to control whether they want the whole image to be in focus or part of the image in focus. I.E shallow and large depth of field.

Lens F22 is where the whole photograph is in focus.
Lens F1.8 is used when the photograph has a shallow depth of field with one part of the image in focus.