Depth of Field - Bokeh

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http://www.snapchick.com In this video, I explain depth of field and how to use it to create the photo you want!

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hi i just finished a photo shoot with my
cool table and I was playing step the
field
so in the photo shoot i used obviously
my backdrop and my pool table and my d2x
and I used on a couple of my SP hundreds
instead of my big strokes because I
wanted more focused light to get a more
seductive movement and like i said in a
previous video
I've actually taken to using these total
homemade reflectors that I have taped to
my SB 800 which is totally ghetto but it
works it works really well so i'm using
it and my my speed lights just up a
little bit of sticky tape residue wanted
no big deal
so anyway about my photo shoot
I was playing at the field and so if you
might not really know what does the
field is so that the field is simply the
area of your photograph that is in focus
and that's it
so if i am taking a photograph of a
landscape
I don't know these three things in my
landscape and I want all of these things
to be in focus
I would use a i want a wide depth of
field so that i can get all of this
stuff and focus but if I were taking a
picture of a person in front of a
landscape and I just want this person to
be in focus
I would want a narrow depth of field so
that my personal be in focus but my
landscape in the back would be boring
so since you can create pretty good
impact on your photographs with depth of
field
it's something you want to understand so
in this video I will explain to you
enough so that you can start messing
around with it in your own photography
and on snapchat com
you can
see some photographs from the photo
shoot i just did of me and my pool table
and a few different outfits and then of
course for my VIP members there is a
full gallery for you guys
you control depth of field with your
f-stop or your aperture the distance to
your subject and your aperture your
distance to your subject and focal
length and so you have those three
things which we will talk about in the
in this video a little more fully
but you also have a fourth thing which
is the format size of your camera which
does make a difference in your depth of
field but for simplicity in this video
we're just going to assume that you're
using a DSLR like my d90 or d300s if you
keep your lens focal length and your
existence to the subject to the same
you can change your aperture to change
the depth of field
now remember that your aperture is what
lets your light into the camera
so if you have a wide aperture like this
roll of duct tape which incidentally is
a smaller at stop number like f 1.8
you're letting a lot of lighting of the
camera but all that light is coming in
from all these different directions and
it's just going and hitting the sensor
and all these different directions
so the stuff is going to be in focus on
in your picture
so you have a narrower depth of field
now
on the other hand if you have a smaller
aperture or a larger f-stop number like
a fate
hola
anyway um you who will have the light
coming in and kind of bouncing off the
edges of your aperture and hitting the
sensor all kind of in the same direction
and a lot less directions then if you
have a big ol hole like this
so the effect is that you have a lot
more and focus in your picture
so if you keep your lens focal length
and your aperture the same
you can change your distance to the
subject to change your depth of field
for example
remember the cue balls me and I've got
three things out here in the distance if
I am if I move closer to those to those
things
I'm going to have a much narrower depth
of field for example maybe just the
middle thing is going to be in focus but
if i move farther away
I'm going to have a much broader depth
of field so i'll be able to have all
three of these things and focus now
remember that you might not have enough
room when you're photographing something
to you know move enough forward or back
to get a real big impact on your depth
of field
so really just keep in mind that if you
are far away from something like if
you're doing a landscape that like the
Grand Canyon
you're going to be really far away from
from your subject and you're probably
going to just by default
at the same aperture and focal length
have a much broader depth of field then
if you are right in front of somebody
that is in front of the grand canyon and
you're taking a picture of them
now go visit my website at snapchat calm
and take a look at my photos just in
case Maya my pool balls illustrations
weren't enough those photos should at
least give you some idea of what i mean
when I'm talking about depth of field
and then go outside and take some
pictures i would suggest switching your
camera
your DSLR to aperture priority and put a
prime lines on so you're not messing
with your focal length and just need
your aperture see what happens when
you're taking a picture of something
definitely let me know how you do and
let me know if you have any questions