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Shallow Depth-of-Field
So now that you know what shallow depth-of-field is, how do you get your camera to do it? Contrary to popular belief, even low-budget guerrillas can simulate or get impressive shallow depth-of-field from any regular old prosumer camera. Here are several different ways to pull it off. And most won’t cost you an extra dime.
Open Up Aperture
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If you open up your lens aperture (iris) to a low f-stop such as f/1.6 or f/2.4, you can get dramatic depth-of-field over shooting at higher f-stops. Increasing your ... |
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