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Depth of field refers to the area of an image that appears sharp, and can be manipulated to achieve different visual effects. It is determined by the aperture, focal length, and focus distance of the camera. A wide aperture results in a shallow depth of field where parts of the frame are out of focus, while a narrow aperture creates a deep depth of field where the entire frame is in focus. Selective focus using a shallow depth of field draws attention to a specific area by keeping it sharp while blurring other parts of the frame.
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Focus and depth of field
- 1. Focus and Depth of Field? The area in front of the camera that appears sharp in the frame is called depth of field. Depth of Field is defined as the range of acceptable focus on a shot. Depth of field is an important concept for cinematographers and camera operators to master because they often need to manipulate focus to achieve a desired effect. Selective focus, for instance, draws the audience’s attention to a specific portion of the frame. Depth of field can be either shallow or deep. Shallow depth of field is the kind in which part of the frame is soft or out of focus. Thus, the areas of focus or sharpness are limited. Deep depth of field, on the other hand, is the kind in which the entire frame, from the foreground to the background, is sharp or in focus.
- 2. These three parts of the camera affect depth of field: 1.Aperture 2.Focal length 3.Focus distance The aperture is the factor that most influences depth of field. The wider the aperture is, the shallower depth of field will be. A low f-number such as f/2.8 will likely render an image with some soft focus. Conversely, the narrower the aperture is, the deeper depth of field will be.
- 3. The figure below illustrates the relation between aperture and the amount of depth of field. For this illustration, image that the camera is on the left hand side of the image, represented below by the aperture. The 100mm value represents the focal length of the lens, which does not change in this scenario: