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DEPTH OF FIELD STUDENT EXAMPLES
HOW TO SUBMIT YOUR DEPTH OF FIELD ASSIGNMENT

ASSIGNMENT: CONTROLLING DEPTH OF FIELD IN YOUR IMAGES

SHOOT 20 IMAGES ILLUSTRATING SHALLOW & DEEP DEPTH OF FIELD.
•Combine 2 images on one background (see how to submit DOF assignment above).
•one image should be with shallow depth of field.
•one should be with deep depth of field.

SAVE & SUBMIT YOUR DOF IMAGES AS:
yourlastname_DOF1
yourlastname_DOF2 (this will be your screengrab fo the 20 DOF images)

TIPS FOR SHALLOW DEPTH OF FIELD:
•Put your camera on AV mode.
•Set your f-stop to the widest aperture like f4 (giving you less depth of field/less in focus).
•Find a FACE, FENCE, or a FLOWER or other object and get as close to your subject as your lens will focus.
•Make sure to focus on the subject in the foreground. Shoot multiple images of this scene.

TIPS FOR DEEP DEPTH OF FIELD:
•Keep the same composition but change the lens f-stop or f16 or f22 (this will give you more depth of field, more in focus). 
•Get as close as your camera will focus.
•Focus AGAIN on the subject in the foreground. Shoot multiple images of this scene.

WHAT TO LOOK FOR IN YOUR IMAGES: 
SHALLOW DOF: FOREGROUND IN FOCUS and the BACKGROUND OUT OF FOCUS.
DEEP DOF: FOREGROUND and the BACKGROUND IN FOCUS.


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