I thought that as a whole, this was a very good assignment. I learned a lot about aperture and how to successfully use select focus. I knew what aperture was from the camera basics unit, but I did not know how to use it as well as I do now.
I think that my work was successful, because if you look at the shots I took as a group you can see that they have different levels of focus. The low f stop has a clear focal point, while the high f stop is all in focus. This can not be said about all select focus attempts that I have made in the past.I think that if I had maybe stepped back with my tripod a little bit further, there would have been a little bit more depth of field.
How can depth of field be manipulated in photography?
If you change the f stop [aperture] you are able to manipulate the depth of field. A low f stop will give you a small depth of field (one focal point with blurred background). A medium/high f stop will create a much larger depth of field (much is in focus with very little blurring).
Why would one choose to manipulate depth of field?
One would generally change depth of field to focus the eye on one specific thing. Without aperture, one would not be able to blur out any part of an image without editing.
Small Depth of Field
f/4.5
Medium Depth of Field
f/9
Large Depth of Field
f/29
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