Depth of Field Assignment
For this assignment
you will need to shoot at least 72 exposures. We will look at these
images on your computer monitor.
You will need to shoot
for the following:
(A) One picture using a very large depth of field.
(B) One picture using a very shallow depth of field.
As you shoot for this assignment our technical concerns are for the amount of the image that appears to be in focus. Remember that Depth of Field is defined as " The amount of the picture that appears to be in focus from foreground to background." In terms of subject matter, you may shoot anything that interests you. I do caution you to avoid clichˇs' i.e.. Sunsets, cute animal pictures, cute boyfriend and girlfriend pictures etc. If you don't know what a clichˇ' is please come talk to me. I would also like you to think about composition and point of view when taking your pictures. Our main goal here is to successfully use depth of field to enhance the aesthetic and conceptual understanding of the images that you make. I highly recommend the you reread the sections of the text book referring to depth of field and the section on aesthetics and composition.
Although I will be showing you slides of other artists work exhibiting good use of depth of field you should also start looking for other sources of imagery to help you understand and inspire you to think of photography as a creative tool. You should also keep in mind that it will be more difficult to shoot the "small" depth of field shot on a bright sunshiny day.
Due Date:
Remember the 3 things that affect Depth of Field:
1. The aperture/F stop that you use - Small numbers, small D of F., Large numbers, large D of F.
2. Focal Length of the Lens - Wide angle lens have more D of F at any given F stop than Telephoto lens.
3. Camera to Subject Distance - The closer your camera is to your subject the less D of F you have at any given F stop. The farther your camera is from your subject the more D of F you have at any given F stop.
