Depth of Field
For this assignment students were tasked to take pictures with varying depths of field; large and shallow. Large depth of field is when the entire picture is in focus. This is accomplished by a small aperture (high f/stop) and a matching shutter speed to balance the light meter. Shallow depth of field is when one field is in focus while the other two are not. This can be done in three ways, the foreground in focus, the middleground in focus, or the background in focus. To achieve this the aperture needs to be large (low f/stop) with a matching shutter speed as well as manually focuing the camera on the desired subject. Peyton achieved this by choosing the aperture first based on the type of picture she wanted and then balancing the light meter with the shutter speed. Peyton's favorite picture is Large Depth of Field 3 because of the overall composition. The branches of the tree create an interesting affect that lead her eyes all around the image. She thinks that the colors work well together with the moss on the trunk of the tree and the leaves of the other tress in the background.