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Don Kuykendall_RIP

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Depth of Field is pretty simple to remember. Here is the basics of it.

  • The larger the aperture(smaller number eg:4) the less will be in focus. Less Depth of field.
  • The smaller the aperture (eg:16) the more will be in focus. Greater Depth of Field

Also remember at the same time that with a large aperture you are letting in more light so you will have to shoot at a faster shutter speed.
With a small aperture you will have to use a slower shutter speed since you are letting in less light.

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Lawrence

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Don Kuykendall said:
Depth of Field is pretty simple to remember. Here is the basics of it.

  • The larger the aperture(smaller number eg:4) the less will be in focus. Less Depth of field.
  • The smaller the aperture (eg:16) the more will be in focus. Greater Depth of Field

Also remember at the same time that with a large aperture you are letting in more light so you will have to shoot at a faster shutter speed.
With a small aperture you will have to use a slower shutter speed since you are letting in less light.

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I know all that Don - but still trying to remember how far either side of subject will be in focus. I'll get there.
 
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southwestsam

Senior Member
With a couple of adjustment layers (2 x hue 1 x curves)

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BackdoorArts

BackdoorArts

Senior Member
Lawrence said:
I know all that Don - but still trying to remember how far either side of subject will be in focus. I'll get there.
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There's a great little app for the iPhone called TrueDoF that will calculate the depth of field for you. Set you sensor size in the preferences and then just dial in your focal length, aperture and approximate distance to subject and it will tell you the range of distances for which things will be in focus. Handy as all get-out.

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