3 Ways To Control Depth of Field

Controlling depth of field simply means controlling how much of your scene is in focus and how much is blurred. One way to do that is to use a large aperture to obtain a shallow depth of field (only subject in focus is sharp, background is thrown nicely out of focus; great for portraits) and a small aperture to maximize depth of field (everything from near to far is in sharp focus; great for landscapes). But did you know there are two other ways you can affect depth of field? Brian Auer explains.

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