Minimum depth of field - work diary:

Minimum depth of field work diary:

In todays session we was working on the topic of minimum depth of field. We used different apatures and focal lengths and stood either close to the subject or away from the subject. Personally i found this topic a little boring as i didnt feel that there was any thing interesting to the task. However i do think that it was effective for me to learn as i can use the technique to see a improvement in my photography. 

Above is my attempt at a photo showing minimum depth of field. In this image the subject is well focused with the back ground blurred slightly.  In this image i was stood close to the subject with a aperture of 5.6 and focal length of 55mm. When shooting this style of photography i found myself getting slightly confused with the focal lengths and apertures, but feel that with some practice i will get the hang of it.

Progression:

I think that this session will be of some use to me as i think that i will use this technique in many of my shoots. As i have chosen to focus on style i can use this technique as a way of focusing on the style in the image and have the background blurred.

Minimum depth of field:

Minimum depth of field:

Apature: F:5.6 

Focal length 55mm

Close to the subject

Minimum depth of field - contact sheets

Minimum depth of field - contact sheets:

Minimum depth of field - image bank:

Minimum depth of field - image bank:

In the image above the use of blurring helps to portray minimum depth of field. this is shown here with the closet part of the fence being more in focus than the part furthest away. This allows the depth  to be clear in this photo in terms of the fence.

The way that depth of field has been used in the image above and below is by focusing on the object in the centre of the frame and blurring the background behind it. This is a effective way to show the importance of an object in a setting as you can single out the object as well keeping it in its natural setting.

In these two images above and below the use of burring on the objects in the background of the photo has helped to make the depth of field more clear. In the image above this has worked by making the purple flower look as if its higher than the pink flower making the depth of field look as if you looking down.  In the image below the pool balls in the background are blurred so that the focus is on the one in the centre of the frame, the depth of field is effective here as its makes the distance seem more obvious between the ball in focus and the balls out of focus.

In the image above the use of shadow helps to how the use of depth of field. The use of shadows from either side helps to focus on the centre of the image, as well as making the left side stand out more than the other. This is done to make the body of the hamster show depth in the image.