Asian Photography — November 2017

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What is depth of field?

Depth of field is the distance between

the nearest and farthest distance in a

scene that are sharp. It is also known

as the effective focus range. Aper-

ture plays an important role in depth of

field as reducing the aperture value (i.e

2.8,2,1.8,1.4 etc) will provide low depth

of field and increasing aperture value will

provide high depth of field.

Reasons foR using dof

Depth of field can be used for several

reasons. While the quality depends on

a lot of factors like the aperture, the

camera sensor size and the type of lens

used along with the lens’ maximum

aperture the theory of depth of field is

still the same. Wedding photographers

have shown a keen interest in using

depth of field to their advantage and this

is one of the primary reasons why they

prefer full frame cameras and expensive

and fast lenses with good lens quality.

Let’s talk about the primary reasons

for choosing to shoot low depth of field

photographs during weddings. Low

depth of field photographs can only

be shot with DSLR/Mirrorless/Medium

format cameras etc thus the quality of

images and the overall aesthetics look