Tag Archives: Depth

Photography Composition Essentials: Depth or Perspective

If your photograph engages a viewer for more than five seconds, it means it has something for the viewer to look into. If we brush aside the story part and strictly look into the aesthetic aspects of a photograph, what … Continue reading

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How to Control Depth of Field in Your Photography

The post How to Control Depth of Field in Your Photography appeared first on Digital Photography School. It was authored by Kevin Landwer-Johan. It’s a common misconception that the f-stop you use will control depth of field (DOF). Aperture setting … Continue reading

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Use Depth of Field to Make Your Photo Subject the Star

We’ve discussed showing less skin and using long sleeves on our models to avoid the viewer’s eye being pulled out of the frame. Why? We want all of the viewer’s attention to be focused on our subject. We want the … Continue reading

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Canon Releases Changes for Digital Photo Professional 4.10.0 with EOS RP and Depth Compositing Support

From Canon:   Changes for Digital Photo Professional 4.10.0 for Windows:   Supports EOS RP. Adds Depth Compositing function for images captured on EOS 5D Mark IV, EOS R, and EOS RP (64-bit version only). Download: Changes for Digital Photo … Continue reading

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How to do Focus Stacking in Photoshop for a Seemingly Infinite Depth of Field

Whenever you do macro or close-up photography you usually have to choose very carefully what you want to keep in focus. This can also happen when you want to shoot a landscape and you want to include an element close … Continue reading

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1-Minute Photoshop – Add Shine and Depth to Hair

  From the PiXimperfect YouTube Channel:   Make hair more glamorous by adding shine and dimension in Photoshop! Learn how to add highlights to hair using the basic concepts of Masking, Curves, and Blend-If.   B&H carries Adobe Photography Plan … Continue reading

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Advanced technology guide: Determining depth of field

Professor Newman looks at depth of field from the standpoint of what happens in front of the lens Professor Newman looks at depth of field from the standpoint of what happens in front of the lens What Digital Camera

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3 Elements of Getting Shallow Depth of Field Images

Depth of field is one of the things that beginners often struggle with understanding. So I found a couple of videos on YouTube to help you out. Depth of Field Basics In this first video from B&H Photo, Kelly Mena … Continue reading

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How to Make Fake Shallow Depth of Field Using Photoshop

Do you see your photo and wish the subject stood out a bit more? Does your photo look somewhat flat? Or maybe the background has people or objects that are unappealing? All of these can be fixed with one simple … Continue reading

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Depth of Field: A Major Player in Creative Control

When you hear the phrase Depth of Field (also called DOF) you may wonder why you should care as long as your pictures are in focus. Well since DOF is generally referred to as the range of a pictures over … Continue reading

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How to Use Depth of Field

What do we mean by depth of field? The term refers to the amount of detail in the photograph that is in focus. A typical landscape photograph will will show detail over a long distance, all of which will be … Continue reading

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How to Take Shallow Depth of Field Studio Portraits

Portraits taken with a shallow depth of field often look amazing, but getting them to look right with a flash can be tricky, especially if you don’t have a speed light. Photographer Gavin Hoey demonstrates how to get great results … Continue reading

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