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The 307 Photographer - Depth of Field

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This is the best demonstration of Depth of Field I have ever seen. It demonstrates all three things that effect how DOF works. There are three things that affect how much will be in focus when you take your shot. Most people teach about the aperture, and then in advanced courses teach about distance to the subject. But most instructors don't try and get into the focal length of the lens, and how it changes your DOF.

Now that we have shown you the overall scope of how DOF works. If you aren't sure about what DOF is, I have added my demonstration page on DOF and aperture, which shows real world photos.

Exerpt from my Beginning Photography PDF.

This is a very basic description. There are lots of physics going on with the optics.

Go out and shoot with a purpose. Choose your DOF with intention.

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Advertising VS Reality

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I love the idea of showing the general public, especially young women, how much photoshop is done to the "Flawless" magazine and fashion models. I am a Photographer, and I do some level of the retouching shown in my fashion work. But that's advertising. We need to be reminded that the people selling beauty, hair, weight loss, etc... are selling a product. They are selling an idea, or an emotion of their product. So they make the women look flawless. The same way that Big Macs and Whoppers look amazing on the commercials and billboards, we all know that when that paper wrapped sandwich is passed over the counter it will look nothing like the billboard. (Most of the time they look nothing like a Burger!).

So, to my daughters, and grand-daughters, remember that advertising is a fantasy. They are selling the idea of perfection. But the same way that Baconator is advertised as perfection, and served as a sloppy mess, it is absolutely what is on the inside that makes it delicious/beautiful.

I know it's a strange metaphor, but it hold true. (Hey, I could have gone with the "Buns" analogy. But, ending with "What's on the inside counts" line would have been a little nasty sounding.)

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