A quick and practical guide to Depth of Field

What is depth of field (DoF)?

Well, My most basic description would be this: Depth of field is the area within your shot that appears in focus. Everything that is out of focus is outside of your depth of field.

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Photography, and capturing that moment

It’s funny how your interest in a topic widens your field of view.

Since becoming more focused on photography (no pun intended) I’m starting to see photographic opportunities everywhere. For example, my daily commute has me driving during sunrise and sunset each day. A year ago, I would have been thinking about other things and probably wouldn’t have even . . . → Read More: Photography, and capturing that moment

Framing your scene

I’ve recently discovered that it’s often better to frame your shot beyond the intended scene or subject. My reasoning for this is that when you include additional scenery in a shot, you have more information in the frame, and this provides more options when it comes to tuning the final product.

As an example, just by cropping a . . . → Read More: Framing your scene