{"id":173,"date":"2025-10-07T18:43:45","date_gmt":"2025-10-07T18:43:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/photoclass.us\/26desiree\/?p=173"},"modified":"2025-10-07T18:44:35","modified_gmt":"2025-10-07T18:44:35","slug":"depth-of-field","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/photoclass.us\/26desiree\/2025\/10\/07\/depth-of-field\/","title":{"rendered":"Depth of Field"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>In photography, depth of field refers to the range of distance where a picture will still be focused and sharp. Using depth of field in pictures is great in keeping the subject as the main focus, and drawing the viewer&#8217;s attention to the main subject in a photo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Small\/shallow DOF: Good for blurry background\/foreground.(portraits) <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Large\/deep DOF: Good when you want more scene in focus (Landscapes<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"512\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"182\" src=\"https:\/\/photoclass.us\/26desiree\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/10\/IMG_0677_result.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-182\" srcset=\"https:\/\/photoclass.us\/26desiree\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/10\/IMG_0677_result.jpg 512w, https:\/\/photoclass.us\/26desiree\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/10\/IMG_0677_result-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Canon EOS Rebel T8i 2023-01-28 04:31:23 f\/8 1\/3sec ISO-400 22mm Horizontal (normal)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"512\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"183\" src=\"https:\/\/photoclass.us\/26desiree\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/10\/IMG_0678_result.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-183\" srcset=\"https:\/\/photoclass.us\/26desiree\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/10\/IMG_0678_result.jpg 512w, https:\/\/photoclass.us\/26desiree\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/10\/IMG_0678_result-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Canon EOS Rebel T8i 2023-01-28 04:31:34 f\/8 1\/4sec ISO-400 22mm Horizontal (normal)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"512\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"184\" src=\"https:\/\/photoclass.us\/26desiree\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/10\/IMG_0679_result.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-184\" srcset=\"https:\/\/photoclass.us\/26desiree\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/10\/IMG_0679_result.jpg 512w, https:\/\/photoclass.us\/26desiree\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/10\/IMG_0679_result-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Canon EOS Rebel T8i 2023-01-28 04:31:57 f\/11 1\/2sec ISO-400 22mm Horizontal (normal)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"512\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"185\" src=\"https:\/\/photoclass.us\/26desiree\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/10\/IMG_0682_result.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-185\" srcset=\"https:\/\/photoclass.us\/26desiree\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/10\/IMG_0682_result.jpg 512w, https:\/\/photoclass.us\/26desiree\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/10\/IMG_0682_result-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Canon EOS Rebel T8i 2023-01-28 04:32:27 f\/16 1.6sec ISO-400 22mm Horizontal (normal)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"512\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"186\" src=\"https:\/\/photoclass.us\/26desiree\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/10\/IMG_0683_result.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-186\" srcset=\"https:\/\/photoclass.us\/26desiree\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/10\/IMG_0683_result.jpg 512w, https:\/\/photoclass.us\/26desiree\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/10\/IMG_0683_result-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Canon EOS Rebel T8i 2023-01-28 04:32:39 f\/22 1sec ISO-400 135mm Horizontal (normal)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"512\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"189\" src=\"https:\/\/photoclass.us\/26desiree\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/10\/IMG_0686_result.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-189\" srcset=\"https:\/\/photoclass.us\/26desiree\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/10\/IMG_0686_result.jpg 512w, https:\/\/photoclass.us\/26desiree\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/10\/IMG_0686_result-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Canon EOS Rebel T8i 2023-01-28 04:36:19 f\/25 2.5sec ISO-400 22mm Horizontal (normal)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>At the start, my subject is more clear and in focus, but as i change the aperture, my subject gets more blurry and unfocused. The slow shutter speed makes it blurry, while the fast shutter speed makes it more focused\/clear. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-2 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"512\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"190\" src=\"https:\/\/photoclass.us\/26desiree\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/10\/IMG_0687_result.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-190\" srcset=\"https:\/\/photoclass.us\/26desiree\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/10\/IMG_0687_result.jpg 512w, https:\/\/photoclass.us\/26desiree\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/10\/IMG_0687_result-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Canon EOS Rebel T8i 2023-01-28 04:36:52 f\/4 1\/8sec ISO-400 22mm Horizontal (normal)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"512\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"191\" src=\"https:\/\/photoclass.us\/26desiree\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/10\/IMG_0688_result.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-191\" srcset=\"https:\/\/photoclass.us\/26desiree\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/10\/IMG_0688_result.jpg 512w, https:\/\/photoclass.us\/26desiree\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/10\/IMG_0688_result-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Canon EOS Rebel T8i 2023-01-28 04:37:06 f\/11 1\/2sec ISO-400 22mm Horizontal (normal)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"512\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"192\" src=\"https:\/\/photoclass.us\/26desiree\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/10\/IMG_0689_result.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-192\" srcset=\"https:\/\/photoclass.us\/26desiree\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/10\/IMG_0689_result.jpg 512w, https:\/\/photoclass.us\/26desiree\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/10\/IMG_0689_result-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Canon EOS Rebel T8i 2023-01-28 04:37:17 f\/22 2.5sec ISO-400 22mm Horizontal (normal)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"512\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"193\" src=\"https:\/\/photoclass.us\/26desiree\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/10\/IMG_0690_result.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-193\" srcset=\"https:\/\/photoclass.us\/26desiree\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/10\/IMG_0690_result.jpg 512w, https:\/\/photoclass.us\/26desiree\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/10\/IMG_0690_result-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Canon EOS Rebel T8i 2023-01-28 04:37:47 f\/22 3.2sec ISO-400 22mm Horizontal (normal)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"512\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"194\" src=\"https:\/\/photoclass.us\/26desiree\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/10\/IMG_0691_result.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-194\" srcset=\"https:\/\/photoclass.us\/26desiree\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/10\/IMG_0691_result.jpg 512w, https:\/\/photoclass.us\/26desiree\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/10\/IMG_0691_result-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Canon EOS Rebel T8i 2023-01-28 04:38:01 f\/11 1\/1sec ISO-400 22mm Horizontal (normal)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"512\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"195\" src=\"https:\/\/photoclass.us\/26desiree\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/10\/IMG_0692_result.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-195\" srcset=\"https:\/\/photoclass.us\/26desiree\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/10\/IMG_0692_result.jpg 512w, https:\/\/photoclass.us\/26desiree\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/10\/IMG_0692_result-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Canon EOS Rebel T8i 2023-01-28 04:38:10 f\/4 1\/10sec ISO-400 22mm Horizontal (normal)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>In these pictures, we started close together and slowly backed up. You can see that, even with an average f-stop, the picture comes out blurry. The depth of field is limited because of the apertures i used. I moved back about 2-3 feet between the pictures.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"512\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/photoclass.us\/26desiree\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/10\/IMG_0694_result.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-197\" style=\"width:239px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/photoclass.us\/26desiree\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/10\/IMG_0694_result.jpg 512w, https:\/\/photoclass.us\/26desiree\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/10\/IMG_0694_result-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Canon EOS Rebel T8i 2023-01-28 04:39:35 f\/32 1sec ISO-400 60mm Horizontal (normal)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"512\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/photoclass.us\/26desiree\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/10\/IMG_0698_result.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-201\" style=\"width:303px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/photoclass.us\/26desiree\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/10\/IMG_0698_result.jpg 512w, https:\/\/photoclass.us\/26desiree\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/10\/IMG_0698_result-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Canon EOS Rebel T8i 2023-01-28 04:40:36 f\/29 1.6sec ISO-400 37mm Horizontal (normal)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/photoclass.us\/26desiree\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/10\/IMG_0687_result_1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-204\" style=\"width:285px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/photoclass.us\/26desiree\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/10\/IMG_0687_result_1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/photoclass.us\/26desiree\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/10\/IMG_0687_result_1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/photoclass.us\/26desiree\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/10\/IMG_0687_result_1-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Canon EOS Rebel T6i 2025-10-07 13:54:18 f\/5 1\/100sec ISO-1000 70mm Horizontal (normal)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/photoclass.us\/26desiree\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/10\/IMG_0686_result_1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-203\" style=\"width:309px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/photoclass.us\/26desiree\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/10\/IMG_0686_result_1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/photoclass.us\/26desiree\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/10\/IMG_0686_result_1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/photoclass.us\/26desiree\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/10\/IMG_0686_result_1-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Canon EOS Rebel T6i 2025-10-07 13:54:07 f\/5 1\/125sec ISO-1250 70mm Horizontal (normal)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>These last 4 pictures show the difference between using a small DOF, and using a deep DOF. The first 2 are interesting in some ways, but the last 2 are more technically good. Of course, a deep DOF can look really good if done properly (and maybe if a tripod\/ other steady surface are used).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The last image (of Lilah) i picked as my featured image because i liked how clear and not blurry it is. I used a regular f-stop and it created a good picture. While the ones taken in the library taught me things, they weren&#8217;t actually good pictures.    <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In photography, depth of field refers to the range of distance where a picture will&#8230;<\/p>\n<div class=\"more-link-wrapper\"><a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/photoclass.us\/26desiree\/2025\/10\/07\/depth-of-field\/\">Read the post<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Depth of Field<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":19,"featured_media":203,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"iawp_total_views":3,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-173","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-mechanics","excerpt","zoom","full-without-featured","even","excerpt-0"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/photoclass.us\/26desiree\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/173","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/photoclass.us\/26desiree\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/photoclass.us\/26desiree\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/photoclass.us\/26desiree\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/19"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/photoclass.us\/26desiree\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=173"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/photoclass.us\/26desiree\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/173\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":210,"href":"https:\/\/photoclass.us\/26desiree\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/173\/revisions\/210"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/photoclass.us\/26desiree\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/203"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/photoclass.us\/26desiree\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=173"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/photoclass.us\/26desiree\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=173"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/photoclass.us\/26desiree\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=173"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}