Photography tutorial - depth of field

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A photography tutorial on depth of field with Shelton Muller of Total Image magazine (www.total-image.com.au)

Channel: Film & Animation
Uploaded: August 1, 2006 at 12:07 pm
Author: pospisil

Length: 00:03:55
Rating: 4.68
Views: 193608

Tags: photography photo tips depth of field tutorial

Video Comments:
96Dime (August 27, 2008 at 7:48 am)
So would a longer mm lens be better to use with a wider aperture to give the shot a more blurred background?
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Jeffrey1357 (July 15, 2008 at 3:14 am)
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mtada258 (July 14, 2008 at 2:01 am)
I have a lens of 18-55mm and I was trying to take a picture with blur background. Could you give me some tips or do I need to buy a new lens that I can get as low as f2.8. thanks
langley2205 (July 30, 2008 at 3:58 am)
Most digital SLR kit lenses have a maximum aperture in the f3.5 to f5.6 range depending on which end of the zoom range you are using. A 55mm lens at f5.6 will not give you a particularly shallow depth of field. To achieve this, you need either a longer lens such as 200mm or longer, or a wider aperture. Quite a few people like to use a fixed 50mm or 55mm lens with an aperture of f1.8 or f1.4 as their standard lens which gives greater opportunity to blur the background.

Richard Brown.
plomelipe (July 13, 2008 at 1:12 am)
Thanks that's vry helpful!!!!!
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leafmotor1 (July 3, 2008 at 5:51 pm)
Thank you for the help..

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Ladyfrieda (June 24, 2008 at 4:12 pm)
Thank you - this was very helpful.
elwoodetubes (June 9, 2008 at 2:23 pm)
personaly I have never liked the way photographers blur the background to make the subject stand out more. Looks too unatural and kind of makes me feel dizzy looking at it!