3 ways to affect depth of field: free cheat sheet Depth of
field, or ability to control which parts of your pictures are
sharp, is one of the main advantages of owning an SLR camera.
Look at a scene with your own eyes, and everything from your
feet to the horizon is usually in focus. But your pictures do
not need to look like this. You can set up your digital camera
so that only certain parts of the shot are in sharp focus, and
others are artistically blurred. This allows you to create
emphasis where you want it – and to hide elements that would
otherwise prove distracting. Your lens can only focus sharply at
one distance. However, due to the optical property known as
‘depth of field’ a range of distances will actually appear
sharp. This zone of sharpness will vary enormously. Our latest
photography cheat sheet examines three common ways you can
affect depth of field. Our infographic looks at how aperture,
focus distance and focal length will affect what appears sharp
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