{"id":877,"date":"2017-12-07T20:08:38","date_gmt":"2017-12-07T20:08:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/debraflynnphotographyblog.wordpress.com\/?p=877"},"modified":"2018-08-05T16:55:46","modified_gmt":"2018-08-05T15:55:46","slug":"2-6-the-distorting-lens","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/debraflynnphotography.co.uk\/EYV-blog\/course-work\/2-6-the-distorting-lens\/","title":{"rendered":"2.6 – The distorting lens"},"content":{"rendered":"

Exercise 2.6<\/strong>
\nUse a combination of wide apertures, long focal lengths and close viewpoints to\u00a0take a number of photographs with shallow depth of field. (Remember that smaller f\u00a0numbers mean wider apertures.) Try to compose the out-of-focus parts of the picture\u00a0together with the main subject. Add one or two unedited sequences, together with\u00a0relevant shooting data and an indication of your selects, to your learning log.<\/p>\n

Wide apertures create shallow depth of field, especially when combined with a long\u00a0focal length and a close viewpoint. In human vision the eye registers out-of-focus\u00a0areas as vague or indistinct \u2013 we can\u2019t look directly at the blur. But in a photograph,\u00a0areas of soft focus can form a large part of the image surface so they need to be\u00a0handled with just as much care as the main subject.<\/p>\n

Don\u2019t forget that the camera\u2019s viewfinder image is obtained at maximum aperture for\u00a0maximum brightness and therefore at the shallowest depth of field. Use the depth of\u00a0field preview button to see the actual depth of field at any particular aperture. (This\u00a0is especially useful in film cameras where you don\u2019t have the benefit of reviewing a\u00a0shot immediately after you\u2019ve taken it). It\u2019s surprising to see the effect that a single f\u00a0stop can have on the appearance of an image.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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Exercise 2.6 Use a combination of wide apertures, long focal lengths and close viewpoints to\u00a0take a number of photographs with shallow depth of field. (Remember that smaller f\u00a0numbers mean wider apertures.) Try to compose the out-of-focus parts of the picture\u00a0together … Continue reading →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[4,6,12],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-877","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-course-work","category-part-2-imaginative-spaces","category-project-1-the-distorting-lens"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p9tN7f-e9","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":879,"url":"https:\/\/debraflynnphotography.co.uk\/EYV-blog\/uncategorized\/2-7-the-distorting-lens\/","url_meta":{"origin":877,"position":0},"title":"2.7 – The distorting lens","author":"Debra Flynn","date":"7th December 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"Use a combination of small apertures and wide lens to take a number of photographs exploring deep depth of field. 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