Shallow depth of field is another tool you can add to your filmmaking arsenal and carry around with you. It's a term you can use in meetings, add to your shot list, and use to move the audience.

But shallow depth of field is also handy any time you need a way to separate a subject from a busy background—street shooting, event shooting, ...

This is what's called deep depth of field and shallow depth of field. Find out how to take full control of this in-camera photography effect and answer any lingering questions you may have.

Since the arrival of the Canon 5D Mark II, shallow depth-of-field has become almost a fetish. There’s certainly valid reasons to want to have shallow depth-of-field, as filmmaker Stu Maschwitz wrote ...

Depth of field control is a key attribute of image quality that helps DSLRs and mirrorless cameras stand above pont-and-shoots. Shallow depth of field, the effect that allows you to have a tack ...

A shallow depth of field has been used to draw attention to the subject, garden designer Mark Lane. The background (Geffrye Museum Garden) is blurred to create a pleasing artistic effect.

Portraits with the subject in focus but a background blur have shallow depth of field. The DOF preview button helps you determine what photos will look like before the image has been taken.

One of the reasons to move up to a DSLR or digital mirrorless camera is the ability to take more control over your photos. Here's how aperture works.