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12. Using Depth of Field

Changing the way the camera sees the world, 2.

Not every image can or should be shot using an F-stop of eight or higher - especially
when the enviromental conditions make using long exposures difficult. Still, there are
ways to extend depth of field.
Perhaps it is one of the cultural biases inherent in our “thick”? that is not what we have been taught.
culture. Perhaps it is a product of how we are all edu- Remember, the camera isn’t bound by any of
cated. Whatever the reason, we tend to think of space our expectations. It has no preconceived
as linear and time as sequential. We also tend to think notions about the world or how
of a focal point and not in terms of a focal plane. That things should be. It is up to us
is to say, we are focused on a point within the image or to reframe how we see the
scene. Unfortunately, that thinking limits what we can world in order to take
do with the camera.
advantage of what
the camera can
To the camera’s eye, a series of points which we per-
ceive to be in different planes, can be and are in the see.
same plane. So, even of those points are three feet
apart, to the camera, a very thick line connects them.
I am sure you are confused.... How can a line be

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