Assignment no. 99: SHALLOW Depth of Field

Assignment Number 99


This challenge is looking for photos with SHALLOW depth of field.

That is the ‘subject’ should be in focus while any foreground/ background should be ‘thrown out of focus’.

Depth of field is generally controlled by:
-The aperture.
-The focal length of the lens.
-The Camera-to-Subject Distance.


Aperture:
Here the lens aperture is stopped down all the way to f2.8 on a zoom lens with the focal length at 50mm.




Long focal length:
This pic was taken with a 300mm lens, at the closest possible ‘in focus’ distance to the subject.




Get out there and start taking photos and remember it is SHALLOW DoF which is required.

The rules:

-Photos must be posted within 2 weeks of the day the task is set– so the closing time/date is noon on January 27th 2013.
-No old photos to be submitted.
-Only photos taken with this task in mind qualify. Therefore, the photo must be taken after noon on January 13th 2013.
-ONE photo per post. But submit as many posts as you like.
-Stretch yourself – there is no limitation to what you can do to produce the image.
-The next task/subject is to be chosen by the person who has the most number of thanks after their post at the closing date/time (the post must include a photo).

Good luck & Enjoy!