Depth of field and stop motion for digital cameras

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Depth of Field and Stop Motion Controlling Depth of Field Depth of Field refers the amount of space in front of the camera that is in focus. You can control it in a number of ways. For a broad depth of field above (the foreground as well as the background in focus) I moved back from the subject and shot in a bright light situation.

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Depth of Field and Stop Motion

Controlling Depth of Field

Depth of Field refers the amount of space in front of the camera that is in focus. You can control it in a number of ways.

For a broad depth of field above (the foreground as well as the background in focus) I moved back from the subject and shot in a bright light situation.

You can make everything blurry by using a lo ISO in reduced lighting and jiggling the camera while you press the shutter button.

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With subjects that are at different distances from the camera you can focus on one or the other to increase emphasis. In the example above, I zoomed into the figure in the foreground and with the camera in Manual mode, I chose Spot Metering to focus on the Ajax can, and took the picture.

To do the reverse, focusing on the figure with the Ajax can out of focus, I again used Spot Metering in Manual mode, but also used the Macro setting ( the little flower icon). This time I focused on the figure and took the picture.

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You can also make a close subject blurry and the background in focus by moving in close to the subject with the Macro (close-up) OFF.

Conversely, you can make the background blurry with the Macro setting ON and getting close to the subject and focusing on it.

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Controlling Motion Effect (Stop-Action or Blur)

To make the running water look blurred, with the camera in Manual mode, I used a low ISO number like 80.

To make the running water stop-action or freeze, I used a fast ISO like 1600.

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The globe is spinning in both these pictures; the one above was taken with an ISO setting of 80 and the one below was taken with ISO 1600. Remember, you need to be in Manual mode to change the ISO.