Work Diary - Minimum Depth of Field

Evaluation 

Minimum Depth of Field was a new technique which we learned in this lesson, whereby you have to use the lowest aperture on your camera which for me was F5.0, zoom into the subject but also stand close to it. At first, we all had to adapt the settings on our camera in order to take these photos, and then we had to practice shooting this, in groups, along with other techniques. I was only able to shoot one Minimum Depth of Field photo, which I really like. I enjoyed the technique, shooting and also plan to use it in the future. 

This is the one image I was able to take using the Minimum Depth of Field technique, the subject is the only part of the image which is in focus, as the background is blurred. 

Progression

If I were to re-do this shoot, I would attempt to take more photos using the technique, but also with different subjects and different positions (left, center, right). I liked this technique a lot as it allows the main focal point to stand out among the background, no matter how busy it is because it is blurred. I hope to use this technique wherever possible in my project as I like the style, and enjoy shooting it. 

Straight Images - Minimum Depth of Field

Image Bank - Minimum Depth of Field

Each of the images above represent minimum depth of field, whereby the photographer has set the lowest aperture on their camera, zoomed in and stood close to the main subject in the photo. I chose as many different subjects as I could find, such as flowers and people. I also chose photos which had different zooms, as some of the subjects are closer than others. I particularly like the flower photos because the blurred background makes the colour of the petals stand out brighter. I also really like the 'christmas themed' photo, as the fairy lights on the tree makes the blurred background so much more interesting and colourful, and also gives the photo a festive feel. In the last two images I've chosen, the main subject is a person, and in both the model is placed in the left side of the frame, which allows a lot of the background to be shown - making it obvious that it is blurred.  

Contact Sheets - Minimum Depth of Field

Technique Page - Minimum Depth of Field

3 factors to do this: 

• Set the lowest aperture (F5.0 on my camera) 
• Zoom in 
• Stand close to subject