This example shows the same image shot with deep depth of field (top), and shallow depth of field (bottom).

There are lots of different filmmaking terms out there that get tossed around in articles and meetings. It can be hard to keep track of all of them.

Helping deep focus Deep focus also involved a few tricks. Citizen Kane is loaded with complex composites where background action was shot separately and matted in. Deep focus also made extensive use ...

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.

Shallow depth-of-field can be used to draw your attention to a part of the image, as Philip Bloom wrote in an explanation of 35mm adapters: “This is used to draw your attention to something in ...

Download full resolution Shallow depth of field is useful for the opposite, when you have a single subject that you want to isolate from what is in front or behind it.

Suddenly the shallow depth of field seen in a Super-35 movie could be achieved on a micro-budget. It is worth noting for the purists, however, that a larger sensor technically makes for a deeper depth ...

A patent from Samsung shows how this could be fixed. Depth-of-field is the amount of front-to-back sharpness in a photograph. Lots of it means that almost everything, near and far, will be in focus.

Depth of field: What do I need to know? Guide to depth of field designed for those new to self-shooting, covering focus, focussing distance, focal length, aperture and sensor.