Creative photography tips can literally transform your photos from good to great in an instant.
One creative photography tip that's used by photographers is Depth of Field. Depth of field refers to how much of your photo is in sharp focus compared to how much is in a softer focus or blurred.
Ideally, our subject is always in sharp focus. The eyes particularly have to be in sharp focus if our subject has them. Eye sharpness is absolutely critical when doing portrait work, so be sure to check on your auto-focus. Often it has not locked on to the eye area, but more often the nose since it protrudes from the face of man and beast.
Most point-and-shoot cameras are designed with a small lens aperture (opening) to allow everything in the scene to be in focus. However, the DSLR cameras have a lens which will let you choose the size of the lens opening. Generally, the larger aperture opening, the smaller the depth of field. Meaning, only a small portion of your image, the part you consciously focus on, will be in sharp focus while the rest of the scene will be in a softer focus or blurred.
Apertures are designated as f-stops. f4.5 is a much LARGER lens opening than say f16. F16 might be a good small aperture for keeping everything in a landscape scene in focus. The larger lens opening of f4.5 would provide the smaller D.O.F. (depth of field) more appropriate for a portraits.
This DOF effect can be multiplied when using a zoom lens. As you move from a 50mm lens to a longer 200mm lens, and increase your distance from the subject, your depth of field grows even smaller.
A smaller depth of field is a great way to separate your subject from the background. This makes him or her stand out, almost in a 3D effect, which is why a great many portraits are created this way. It also works well for photographing wildlife. Or scenes where you're stuck with just an awful background.
Experience and practice are the best ways to gain a better understanding of the proper settings you need to get the best shot possible.
One creative photography tip that's used by photographers is Depth of Field. Depth of field refers to how much of your photo is in sharp focus compared to how much is in a softer focus or blurred.
Ideally, our subject is always in sharp focus. The eyes particularly have to be in sharp focus if our subject has them. Eye sharpness is absolutely critical when doing portrait work, so be sure to check on your auto-focus. Often it has not locked on to the eye area, but more often the nose since it protrudes from the face of man and beast.
Most point-and-shoot cameras are designed with a small lens aperture (opening) to allow everything in the scene to be in focus. However, the DSLR cameras have a lens which will let you choose the size of the lens opening. Generally, the larger aperture opening, the smaller the depth of field. Meaning, only a small portion of your image, the part you consciously focus on, will be in sharp focus while the rest of the scene will be in a softer focus or blurred.
Apertures are designated as f-stops. f4.5 is a much LARGER lens opening than say f16. F16 might be a good small aperture for keeping everything in a landscape scene in focus. The larger lens opening of f4.5 would provide the smaller D.O.F. (depth of field) more appropriate for a portraits.
This DOF effect can be multiplied when using a zoom lens. As you move from a 50mm lens to a longer 200mm lens, and increase your distance from the subject, your depth of field grows even smaller.
A smaller depth of field is a great way to separate your subject from the background. This makes him or her stand out, almost in a 3D effect, which is why a great many portraits are created this way. It also works well for photographing wildlife. Or scenes where you're stuck with just an awful background.
Experience and practice are the best ways to gain a better understanding of the proper settings you need to get the best shot possible.
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Nice Article, to understand the Depth of Filed.
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