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Digital Photography One on One
By Mark Wallace
April 30, 2010
AdoramaTV presents Digital Photography One on One with Mark Wallace. In this episode Mark talks about Depth of Field and how aperture, focal length and distance from subject impact your depth of field.
Welcome to the debut of Adorama TV's Digital Photography One on One! In our first episode, Mark focuses (both literally and figuratively) on focus, and how to use different settings to control depth of field so you can throw the background out of focus when shooting portraits, or to bring it into focus when you want to include the surrounding environment.And now, on with the show!
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Very Helpful & Easy Explanation on Dept Of Field. Thank You
by Aidan in New York on March 6, 2013
Nice and easy explanation
by Tom in The Woodlands, Tx on January 15, 2012
I am from the OLD film camera days cannon F! etc. I am used to seeing the DOF on the apature ring. I now own a D5000 and find no reference to focus point nor do I find a DOF indicator. Is there anyway to find this out without trial and error?
by norm in Wabash, Indiana on June 1, 2011
Hi Mark, I really enjoy the series you have put together. I have watched just about every video you have on this website just to see what you have shared with everyone. Even if I am knowledgeable about the topic I find myself watching to see if there is something I can improve on. Your easy to understand without making things too technical for new shooters, and I have learned several things as well. Thanks again for this great resource! Kevin Thompson www.vegaskevin.com
by vegaskevin in Las Vegas, NV on May 19, 2011
Thanks for this excellent explanation on DOF. I always look forward for your tutorials.
by Bilal in Dubai on April 24, 2011
this is great, just what i've been looking for...tks again,mahesh(mumbai/india)
by mash in mumbai, india on April 16, 2011
Great visuals that demonstrate what you are explaining. It's easy to remember aperture in relation to depth of filed, but I didn't realize focal length and distance from subject were such strong factors too until seeing your photos.
by Jill in Washington on March 22, 2011
Thank you Mark and Adorama.
by GQC in Florida on March 19, 2011
Hi This is a great series and the xplainations are excellent. I tried to apply this to the following picture. Here focus was on the key of the clock only All Wound Up: http://t.co/sO0eNFn Regards, Erik
by ErikKerstenbeck in San Diego, CA on March 15, 2011
This is a great service you provide! A suggestion - it would be easier to understand if we could see the progression of photos side by side for comparison.
by Connie Z. in Maryland on September 6, 2010
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