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What is Depth of field?. The range of distance in which everything appears in sharp focus The distance between the nearest and furthest object that is in focus What is in focus. Why would depth of field want to be controlled?. Get rid of a bad background
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What is Depth of field? • The range of distance in which everything appears in sharp focus • The distance between the nearest and furthest object that is in focus • What is in focus
Why would depth of field want to be controlled? • Get rid of a bad background Example: A nice car sitting in a junk yard • Add emphasis to an object • For effect
What controls depth of field? • Focal length of the lens • Aperture or F-stop • The distance of the object from the lens • Focus point
Zoom Lens • Can change focal length
The longer the lens, the bigger the aperture needs to be. F/4 for the following lenses: • 100 mm • 80 mm • 20 mm