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Working with shallow depth of field

Working with shallow depth of field

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Working with shallow depth of field

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Rich Harrington: We started to see the shallow depth of field kick in as we open up that aperture more and more. Robbie Carman: Uh-huh! Rich Harrington: So Rob, sometimes people like this right? Robbie Carman: Well, over the past couple of years Rich, it seems like shallow depth of field and DSLRs go hand- in-hand with one another. In fact, if you look at the different websites out there, it seems like all anybody cares about is getting focus to be about that thick, about the thickness of a piece of paper. Rich Harrington: Yeah. Robbie Carman: And there is a benefit of using a prime lens. Because we have those wider maximum aperture values, your depth of field and how shallow you can go with that depth of field is much greater than say on a zoom lens that can only go down to f4 or something similar. Rich Harrington: Yeah, and so this is a benefit. But remember, if you're dealing with a subject that's moving, it could be tough. So one of the things I want you to think about is really…

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