Depth of Field, Focus Point and Aperture
The Focus point is as the name states the point of the photo that the camera is focused on, by default the focus point is set to the middle of the camera but the photographer can move around.
Depth of field is in simple the distant between each object in a composition, it is what is and out of focus in a picture.
Aperture links in with depth of field when taking the picture, the aperture setting will be what decides on the depth of field:
• Larger apertures give a shallow depth of field
• Smaller apertures give a deep depth of field
Depth of field is in simple the distant between each object in a composition, it is what is and out of focus in a picture.
Aperture links in with depth of field when taking the picture, the aperture setting will be what decides on the depth of field:
• Larger apertures give a shallow depth of field
• Smaller apertures give a deep depth of field
My Depth of Field Pictures
F/5.6 - Shallow depth of field applied - Blur to the leaves and background
F/8 - Medium Depth of field applied - blur to everything behind the ball
F/11 - Deep depth of field applied to entire photo - minimal blur
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F/5.6 - Shallow depth of field applied - Blur to the background
F/8 - Medium Depth of field applied - blur to everything behind the ball
F/11 - Deep depth of field applied to entire photo - minimal blur
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My Focus Point Pictures
Below you can see how I have changed the focus point in my composition.
Summary
After taking many pictures with different levels of depth of field (Shallow and Deep) I can summarise with saying that I personally prefer to have the shallow depth of field with the blur on my pictures, but I do understand where using a Deep depth of field with no blur at all would be use.