Asian Photography — November 2017

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Foreground bokehs also help conceal

parts of the frame without making the

photograph look odd. The more you play

around with bokeh the easier it will get

for you to use it creatively.

Apart from these uses, shallow depth

of field also provides a certain cinematic

feel since most movies shown on the

big screen are shot with a low aperture

value backgrounds are quite blurred.

That, along with some colour toning,

can make a considerable impact on the

image quality. If you are not convinced

we suggest you take a photograph with

a shallow depth of field and a deep

depth of field and see which one looks

good. Photographers who like shooting

portraits in weddings use shallow depth

of field a lot as portraits tend to look

much better when isolated the subject

from its environment.

Now that we have discussed when

to use depth of field lets talk about the

varying degrees of depth and when

to use how much depth of field on a

scale of narrow d.o.f to deep d.o.f. is

ideal for which situation. Let’s take

examples of certain situations that

require a certain amount of depth of

field that one might face when shooting

Photo: Katia PeshaKova