SHALLOW & LARGE DEPTHS OF FIELD

Shallow Depth of Field:


Large Depth of Field:

Shallow Depth of Field

To create a 'Shallow Depth of Field', the Aperture must be set to a low 'F' number so that the Aperture becomes large referring to the size of the hole in the lens otherwise known as the 'Iris'. The effect will be that you will be able to focus close to the camera and the background will be blurred or vice-versa.

Large Depth of Field
To create a 'Large Depth of Field', the Aperture must be set to a high 'F' number so that the Aperture becomes small referring to the size of the hole in the lens otherwise known as the 'Iris'. The effect will be that you will be able to focus on everything in the shot as well as being able to capture landscape photos.