WHAT IS DEPTH -OF -FIELD? 

                   “Depth Of Field  is the zone of sharpness in your image”. This is the simplest definition of DOF.  

HOW TO GET DESIRED DOF?           

 There are different situation in photography when you need different DOF. Some time you need pin sharp images from top to bottom and at others you want to single out the main subject from the background. All that can be achieved by just one adjustment on your DSL. As a rule i.e by changing aperture size,  DOF changes.

 As a rule when you tighten the aperture depth of field would increase and as you open it DOF will decrease. Another point is when you increase the f value for your lens it tightens the aperture and when you decrease the f value then aperture opens up. So at f32, aperture is in its tightest condition with maximum DOF and at f2 at most open with minimum DOF.    

DEPTH OF FIELD IN LANDSCAPE PHOTOGRAPHY

Landscapes photography needs full depth of field especially in the sweeping landscapes which are having interesting elements both in top and bottom. For example you a landscape with flowers or stones in the foreground and a peak at distant needs a pin sharp image throughout. The technique to achieve that is to tighten the aperture up to f/16 or even f22. Use of tripod is must because a tight aperture will reduce the shutter speed and there is a chance of camera shake. Wide angle lenses have more depth of field than the tele- zooms, so use a wide angle lens for landscape photography like that.  

DEPTH OF FIELD IN PORTRAIT PHOTOGRAPHY  

Those portraits are considered excellent in which your subject is standout from the background. To throw the subject out of focus you need to do is a reverse than landscape. Open up the aperture to its maximum. Cheaper lenses have maximum aperture of f/ 2.8. Sometime f/4 also works nicely.  Costly lenses have wider aperture and give more shallow depth of field so more dramatic portraits. One thing must keep in mind that always try to focus eyes of the subject while shooting portraits.

DEPTH OF FIELD IN MACRO PHOTOGRAPHY

Macro lenses by default have shallow depth of field as they can focus at very minute distances. In maximum situations you need a clean and less messy background to show your subject in full details. Some time you want show only the mouth parts of an insect. In these conditions use a wider aperture. In case you need to show the bristles on the body of an insect and you want whole butterfly should be sharp then use a tight aperture and try to keep the subject away from messy background. 

HOW TO KNOW THE DEPTH OF FIELD AT EACH APERTURE.

 Almost every DSLR have a” depth- of- field -preview “button. There are some charts and tables showing depth of field  DOF at each step for different focal length lenses with each aperture reading for different focal length lenses.  You can consult these charts or can use DOF button to get required area sharp.

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Autumn Colors In Autumn

Fine Art Photography In Landscape

Some trees get autumn colors in spring months like April. There is an amazing combination of yellow and green. Autumn colors are vibrant most of the time but in spring the leaves of plants gives a subtle and pleasing look in combination with green. Here in this picture I tone down the colors a bit more to convert a more contrasty picture into a painting of nature with pastel colors.

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Boats On A River

Boats are used as a key foreground element by most of famous photographers. Parked boats in November yellow evening light looks romantic and to compose these boats is the real test of an artist.

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Autumn In Soon Valley Pakistan

Soon Valley gets painted in special colors in autumn. It is a bit different from rich autumn colors in Hunza. Isolated trees turn yellow in green crops of wheat and potato look like gems. Landscape photographers have special attractions in the valley as it have wonderful vegetation and many small lakes scattered in the area.

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Thal Desert Pakistan

A Desert Dream

Walking through a dream like desert must be a big dream of nature lovers. Vastness of the landscape and solitude around is a mystic experience. Taking pictures of such a beauty and grandeur of nature is in itself a great feeling. Exposing ripples of sand leading towards towering sand dunes is a mirage of landscape photography photography.

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Incredible Beauty Of Taobutt Neelum Valley kashmir

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After a dramatic weather and a light shower at night there are was extremely dramatic light at Taobutt village in Neelum Valley Kashmir. There was a great cloud burst and morning light was peeping through the holes with clouds casting shadows on lush green vegetation and canopies of conifer forest. Shooting in this environment was a total delight. Night shower had washed all the dust and pollutants in the atmosphere and the result was some dramatic landscape pictures of the Neelum Valley Kashmir.

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Beauty of Neelum Valley Kashmir

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Taobutt Neelum Valley

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Taobutt is the gem of Neelum valley Azad Kashmir.

 Neelum Valley Kashmir

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TaoButt is the last village on Neelum Valley road and is about 49 kilometer from Kel. The area from Kel to tao butt have amazing natural beauty and is known as Halmat. Taobut have incredible natural landscape with gushing streams and lush green meadows. It is inhabited by loving and innocent people who are extremely hospitable. Here the Neelum river enters into Azad Kashmir and ultimately joins Jehlum river. Taobutt situated near the control line between India and Azad Kashmir. So there is always some uncertainty in life and people generally are poor and suffered due to long war like condition in the area. Tao butt is the gem of Neelum valley  Azad Kashmir.

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 Refreshing Landscape Beauty Of Seri Lake

Landscape beauty of Naran valley Pakistan presents some glimpses of paradise on earth. Its lush green meadows and gushing rivers and streams with transparent and crystal clear water are worth seeing. It has a number of sapphire blue lakes and flower covered enchanting rolling hills.

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