Comments on: How Does Distance Affect Depth of Field?

By: Ralph Adrian Lopez

Ralph Adrian Lopez — Mon, 04 Jul 2022 18:53:07 +0000

Great post. I must remember this. 50% of my shots are always out of focus.

By: Anthony Frawley

Anthony Frawley — Thu, 31 Mar 2022 17:56:35 +0000

In reply to Gregg Smith. The defenders are people that don't understand photography. It helps them understand they think, but it doesn't . They get the results that they like but they honestly don't understand why. Better results, yes, but at a loss of actual understanding of photography.

By: Nemesis

Nemesis — Fri, 14 Dec 2018 12:12:00 +0000

In reply to Al. Thanks alot, This article helped me alot.

By: Frederik Bøving

Frederik Bøving — Sun, 18 Nov 2018 17:28:00 +0000

In reply to Hannah Christine Govan. support!

By: Leslie Emanuels

Leslie Emanuels — Tue, 10 Apr 2018 23:10:00 +0000

In reply to Hannah Christine Govan. me too!

By: Joanna Nurmis

Joanna Nurmis — Tue, 20 Jun 2017 00:31:00 +0000

Thank you so very much! I was so frustrated because I use a Canon EF 50mm 1.4 fast prime lens and I am always annoyed that my portraits are blurry – for example, I’ll have somebody’s shirt pattern sharp while the top of the head is blurry as hell! Now I understand that the distance matters as well. Thank you!!!!

By: K.G.W.Abeytunge

K.G.W.Abeytunge — Fri, 12 Aug 2016 12:20:00 +0000

Is taking a step or two back equal to reducing one or two stops (using a smaller aperture) because if you are close to the subject the depth of field would be still good enough to put the background out of focus and keep the subject sharp?

By: Jere Miah

Jere Miah — Wed, 20 Jul 2016 22:14:00 +0000

In reply to Gregg Smith.

“Increase any of these independently of the others and you will get a shallower depth of field, decrease them and you will increase your depth of field.” – This is incorrect – increasing the distance to your focal point will increase your depth of field, not make it shallower.

By: ledmikew

ledmikew — Wed, 01 Jun 2016 06:05:00 +0000

Pretty annoying that this website overrides user agent preference in mobile browsers so that I can’t compare the photos of the boy side by side as they are meant to be seen and compared and contrasted. Is the sites design aesthetic worth more than the sites usability?

By: John B

John B — Fri, 12 Feb 2016 09:50:00 +0000

Great article! Thanks

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