Comments on: Playing with Depth of Field http://www.tyleringram.com/blog/playing-with-depth-of-field Miscellaneous Ramblings of a Web Developer in the Metro Vancouver area. Technology, Web Development, Photography, Computers and Outdoor Activities Thu, 02 Feb 2012 21:48:35 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: the-Vyper http://www.tyleringram.com/blog/playing-with-depth-of-field/comment-page-1#comment-491 the-Vyper Tue, 03 Apr 2007 03:10:46 +0000 http://www.tyleringram.com/?p=127#comment-491 My second link is supposed to be <a href="http://lensbabies.com" target="_blank">Lensbaby Lenses</a> My second link is supposed to be Lensbaby Lenses

]]> By: the-Vyper http://www.tyleringram.com/blog/playing-with-depth-of-field/comment-page-1#comment-490 the-Vyper Tue, 03 Apr 2007 03:09:19 +0000 http://www.tyleringram.com/?p=127#comment-490 Well I'll nudge away. Field of view is the incorrect term for it, but that is semantics. Depth of field is the area of acceptable focus or depth of focus. Almost as important to DOF is the look of the out of focus areas. <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bokeh">Bokeh</a>. Also the plane of focus is important. Check out a wierd and wonderful lens called a <a href="www.lensbabies.com/">Lensbaby</a>, it alters the plane of focus. I have two little niggles with the picture. The Bull's eye composition and the second flower overlapping with the back pedal. Other than that it's a good start. Brennan the Vyper Well I’ll nudge away. Field of view is the incorrect term for it, but that is semantics. Depth of field is the area of acceptable focus or depth of focus. Almost as important to DOF is the look of the out of focus areas. Bokeh. Also the plane of focus is important. Check out a wierd and wonderful lens called a Lensbaby, it alters the plane of focus. I have two little niggles with the picture. The Bull’s eye composition and the second flower overlapping with the back pedal. Other than that it’s a good start.

Brennan the Vyper

]]> By: Shawn-Knight.net http://www.tyleringram.com/blog/playing-with-depth-of-field/comment-page-1#comment-489 Shawn-Knight.net Mon, 02 Apr 2007 12:34:30 +0000 http://www.tyleringram.com/?p=127#comment-489 Yeah I love playing with depth of field also (now that I know how to control it). When I got my first DSLR over a year ago, I just used auto mode and couldn't really control things like I wanted. And yep, you are correct and the f-stop, lower numbers will blur out the background, great for portraits. I posted a quick f-stop tutorial a month or so ago that you might enjoy: http://www.shawn-knight.net/quick-photo-tutorial-aperture-f-stop/ Yeah I love playing with depth of field also (now that I know how to control it). When I got my first DSLR over a year ago, I just used auto mode and couldn’t really control things like I wanted.

And yep, you are correct and the f-stop, lower numbers will blur out the background, great for portraits.

I posted a quick f-stop tutorial a month or so ago that you might enjoy:

http://www.shawn-knight.net/quick-photo-tutorial-aperture-f-stop/

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