Wide aperture photography

One of the many things that often differentiates a photographer from a snap shooter is the use of depth of field. Shallow depth of field is one of the best compositional tools we have, by using out of focus regions in an image we can concentrate the viewers eye on the main subject. Whilst you can get limited depth of field with some kit lenses, to really perfect the art, you need a lens with a wide aperture, f2.8 being an ideal starting point. Of course wide aperture zoom lenses do not come…

I'm sure you have all seen examples of high speed photography;like water splash photos,a bullet hitting to something or bursting balloons like below.Basically high speed photography is capturing objects in motion.This is something very detailed so i advice you to read articles about high speed photography techniques. Useful High Speed Photography Articles High speed Photography

This is "Depth of View" because it focuses on the hand and the girl in the back is blurry.

Depth of field

I took several pictures at 2.8 to get a shallow depth of field, but then I realized I needed a bit more depth of field to add some interest to the background. At 2.8 the background branches completely disappeared even though I had purposely lined up a shot with other…Read More

Ready to learn about aperture/F-stop? I am going to share a few tips with you about how to get started setting your aperture. The first step is to decide what you are trying to achieve from the pho…

Using shallow depth of field to take an unusual portrait. Antoni, A1B Photography.

Get tips for breaking the traditional rules of photography in this how-to photo gallery, from National Geographic.