Depth of field control is one of the most important tools in a photographer's arsenal. When you understand how it works, you can reduce the distraction of busy backgrounds, or ensure that ...

He shot the beer cans in the bunkers, and the bruises on the buildings, and the weeds. Berlin is built on breakage, on crumblings of mortar, scraps of rusting metal, bullet-blasted bricks.

Depth of field is a key aspect of image quality in DSLRs and mirrorless cameras, and mastering it is essential to getting the look you want in your images. Here's what you need to know to achieve ...

A number of iPhone apps promise to help tame the sometimes complex calculations needed for success when attempting to control depth of field. We look at three, each focused on satisfying different ...

Today's large sensor cameras allow us much more control over depth of field than older, small sensor devices. Here's some tips on how to use depth of field as a creative tool.

Deep focus (or deep depth of field, as we would call it today) was dependent on innovations in technology. Faster filmstock and powerful carbon arc lamps enabled Toland to shoot between f8 and f16 ...

On most modern dSLRs there is another button that is usually dedicated to depth-of-field preview. Depth of field, or DOF, is the range between areas in an image that look sharp.

Guide to depth of field designed for those new to self-shooting, covering focus, focussing distance, focal length, aperture and sensor.