DOF Practice Day

Emaples of PORTRAIT MODE FAILS.. This is not how DOF would look in real life...

Depth of Field (DOF) is the distance between the nearest and farthest objects in a scene that appear acceptably sharp in an image.

I took this photo in Mexico .
 I loved the expression on
The Guitar players face but the background
was to busy for me.

One technique that many photographers use to add a ‘wow factor’ to their images is to shoot with a shallow depth of field. In doing so they isolate part of the shot which is nicely in focus while throwing elements in the background (and sometimes the foreground) out of focus and into a blur. Doing this will make the focused section of the image pop put of the page. 

You can also use this technique to disguise objects/people in the background that are taking away from the main focus.

After DOF editing. 

You will be creating the illusion of DOF in Photoshop. The tools you will be using include.

• Duplicating Layers
• Filter >Blur>Gaussian Blur
• Opacity
• Sharpen tool (looks like a cone)
• Blur tool (looks like a rain drop)
• Eraser / Brushes / Diameter 

You will have the rest of the class period to edit your blog .

-Create a contact sheet for your DOF shoot and post it on your blogs home page.

Tips to create depth

-Change the swith on your lens  from AF (Auto Focus) to MF (Manual Focus)

-Use the manual focus mode on your point and shoot OR the macro setting (small tulip or mountain icon)
-Practice with the AV (canon) or A (sony & Nikon)

Below are some links for inspiration.

Pinterest>http://www.pinterest.com/amandali97/depth-of-field/

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Another Editing Example using clone stamps tomorrow!