Comments on: Depth of Field and Bokeh http://stilllifewith.com/2006/03/27/depth-of-field-and-bokeh/ Food Photography Blog Thu, 28 Aug 2008 04:23:38 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: duane http://stilllifewith.com/2006/03/27/depth-of-field-and-bokeh/#comment-5708 duane Thu, 22 Feb 2007 20:22:45 +0000 http://stilllifewith.com/2006/03/27/depth-of-field-and-bokeh/#comment-5708 I came here because I was looking for the difference between bokeh and DOF, and your description was great. I was worried that my shots weren't bokeh because you could still see the background, even though it was a shallow DOF with a really soft silky out of focus look... thanks to this, I feel like I am doing good bokeh after all! (at least, I hope so! LOL) I came here because I was looking for the difference between bokeh and DOF, and your description was great. I was worried that my shots weren’t bokeh because you could still see the background, even though it was a shallow DOF with a really soft silky out of focus look… thanks to this, I feel like I am doing good bokeh after all! (at least, I hope so! LOL)

]]> By: L http://stilllifewith.com/2006/03/27/depth-of-field-and-bokeh/#comment-5374 L Fri, 09 Feb 2007 17:03:36 +0000 http://stilllifewith.com/2006/03/27/depth-of-field-and-bokeh/#comment-5374 Hi Anne, Any lens will be able to do that, you'll just need to crank the f-stop up to a higher #, and your depth of field will be much wider... that is, more of the photo will be in sharp focus. When you do that, however, the shutter speed will need to be much slower. Often to the point that you can't handhold the camera without the whole image getting blurry from motion. You'll need a tripod or some other type of support to hold the camera still. -L Hi Anne,

Any lens will be able to do that, you’ll just need to crank the f-stop up to a higher #, and your depth of field will be much wider… that is, more of the photo will be in sharp focus. When you do that, however, the shutter speed will need to be much slower. Often to the point that you can’t handhold the camera without the whole image getting blurry from motion. You’ll need a tripod or some other type of support to hold the camera still.

-L

]]> By: Anne Berbling http://stilllifewith.com/2006/03/27/depth-of-field-and-bokeh/#comment-5366 Anne Berbling Fri, 09 Feb 2007 08:54:27 +0000 http://stilllifewith.com/2006/03/27/depth-of-field-and-bokeh/#comment-5366 I do the same type of photography that is discussed here,(I have a Canon D30), but I use mine as references for my paintings, so I want the pics sharp all through...the opposite of "background blur"!~ Could anyone suggest a good lens for this application? I do the same type of photography that is discussed here,(I have a Canon D30), but I use mine as references for my paintings, so I want the pics sharp all through…the opposite of “background blur”!~ Could anyone suggest a good lens for this application?

]]> By: Pamela http://stilllifewith.com/2006/03/27/depth-of-field-and-bokeh/#comment-253 Pamela Tue, 13 Jun 2006 13:13:14 +0000 http://stilllifewith.com/2006/03/27/depth-of-field-and-bokeh/#comment-253 Hi there, I'm really new to photography in general and I have really been enjoying your shots on Flickr. This site is wonderful!! Thank you for sharing your tips. I have tried to read books about photography and fully understand what you mean about diagrams being lifeless and dry. I can't wait to delve deeper into the content of your site. Hi there,
I’m really new to photography in general and I have really been enjoying your shots on Flickr. This site is wonderful!! Thank you for sharing your tips.

I have tried to read books about photography and fully understand what you mean about diagrams being lifeless and dry.

I can’t wait to delve deeper into the content of your site.

]]> By: santos. http://stilllifewith.com/2006/03/27/depth-of-field-and-bokeh/#comment-47 santos. Thu, 13 Apr 2006 04:48:05 +0000 http://stilllifewith.com/2006/03/27/depth-of-field-and-bokeh/#comment-47 hello! thanks for this post, i found it very helpful. i haven't played with my camera yet (it's very new), but i'm glad to read that it won't show up on my lcd--i wasn't sure if it was me or my camera at fault. hello! thanks for this post, i found it very helpful. i haven’t played with my camera yet (it’s very new), but i’m glad to read that it won’t show up on my lcd–i wasn’t sure if it was me or my camera at fault.

]]> By: Cam http://stilllifewith.com/2006/03/27/depth-of-field-and-bokeh/#comment-20 Cam Tue, 28 Mar 2006 07:30:06 +0000 http://stilllifewith.com/2006/03/27/depth-of-field-and-bokeh/#comment-20 Wacky - I too had never heard of Bokeh - I'm going to have to spend some more time on flickr! Wacky - I too had never heard of Bokeh - I’m going to have to spend some more time on flickr!

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