shallow depth of field (systems and processes)

In photography, a shallow depth of field can be used to great effect to draw the eye to a particular area of a photograph. It is where the lens is used, at a wide aperture, to focus on one part of the image. Because of the wide aperture used, the rest of the image will fall out of focus, enhancing the part of the image the photographer wants to be the focal point.



I have chosen this image because of the very specific focal point and excellent depth of field. The focal point of the image is the playing card, a wide aperture was used on the lens (50mm lens at F1.8) to create the shallow depth of field, which means only the part of the photograph i focussed on is sharp. The subjects face is out of focus, making it a good example of shallow depth of field.