Tuesday, October 27, 2015

Light: Activity 4

Find two examples of photographs, which make use of maximum depth of field, and two examples, which have very shallow depth of field.
Describe how the photographer's selective use of aperture affects the subject in each of the photographs you have chosen. 

Now I'm going to take moment to return to some of the basics....shallow and great depth of field! 

This photograph utilizes a greater depth of field. This allows the picture to appear deeper than it actually is, and helps to enhance the surroundings as well as add a better appeal to the overall image. The photographer's selective use of aperture effects the subject because if he/she decided to use a shallow depth of field then the picture may be harder to read as well as less appealing to the eye.

This photograph uses a shallow depth of field. Unlike the great depth of field picture, only a small portion of the subject, in this case a small dog, is n focus. It creates a centralized point of focus and helps direct the audience towards where the photographer wants them too look. A great depth of field would not work well in a photograph like this because since the dog is so small, it is better to get up close. It also helps to enhance some of the features of the dog. 

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