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DAY 131 | PHOTOGRAPHY 101 |
Focus and Depth of Field
MAPPING WITH CLARITY
Earlier articles reviewed the depth of field as it relates to your aperture setting and the art of focusing; now we’ll cover the finer points of focusing as it relates to the depth of field.
When you focus on a subject, that subject is in the “plane of critical focus.” It is a very tight area that is in perfect focus.
There is also an area in front and behind the area in focus that are in reasonable focus. This is the area that is referred to as the depth of field. The further an object is away from the plane of critical focus, the more out-of-focus it will appear. ...
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