We've all seen beautiful photos where the object is perfectly focused while the background is blurred. Such a picture can be very dramatic and might seem difficult shooting. In this article we will give you some tips on how to make pictures blurred background that will impress your friends and family. You understand also what depth of field is and how to control it.
Depth of field (also known as DOF for short) is the most important thing to understanding before drawing a picture background blur. Depth of field is defined as the area where the picture is clear. For example an infinite depth of field means that the picture will be in focus from a certain distance from the camera to infinity. When you take a picture fuzzy objective is to define depth of field just around the object. In this way, the subject is in focus while the background behind it is not.
How can you check the depth of field? After all there is no "depth of field" menu of the camera (Would not that be nice …). Depth field optics is a figure that is influenced by several factors:
After understanding theory, it is better to go on field experience. You'll get an idea of how your photo will look like and how the background will blur after playing with different objectives, different apertures and different distances from your subject. If you have to start by taking zoom photos of a relatively close object while using your zoom. You know it is extremely easy to get an image background blur Using this method, even without adjusting the aperture. Once you feel comfortable with this configuration change to begin with opening and also change your normal 18mm-55mm or similar lenses.
Most cameras allow to manually change the aperture setting the camera in "Mode" – when you're changing the aperture of the camera will automatically adjust the shutter speed accordingly. Some cameras allow to manually adjust the aperture and shutter speed.
In conclusion shooting dramatic picture background blur is easy with some minimal understanding of depth of field and experience.
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