Depth of Field

Close-Ups

Close-Ups are photos that are taken up close of a person or an object with sometimes a blurred background.  For these photos I stayed a distance back, and focused enough so one part of the photo pops out for example, the water drops on the photo below.

This photo is showing the water drops on the pieces of grass.  I liked this photo because when you look at the bigger picture your eye automatically goes right to the rain drops and it just looks very unique. 

For my other example of close-ups, I took a shot of Brianna's eye.  I love the look of her eyelashes and especially the shadow of her eyelashes looks very cool.  This photo could also be used for an example for "Bokeh" with having a blurred background.

Bokeh
Bokeh is a aesthetic quality of the blur in the foreground.  In these photos, the main image looks very clear and close up, whereas, the background looks farther away and is blurred. I found taking these photos very cool because I was able to try different things with focusing.

This photo, I took at the back of the school by the graffiti wall because the wall can have many different views.  In this photo, the wall is the main part of the image where the pond is blurred in the background.

For this photo, I chose a picture I took awhile ago of my puppy Bentley taking his first bath.  I love this photo because his face looks so adorable and he just makes the photo so much better. 

Out Of Focus Foreground

Out of Focus Foreground is when an object is in the way, sometimes hiding the main image your taking a photo of, like in this case is the fence in the way.  You are able to focus it enough where you are able to take away the look of the fence in the way and make it blurry.  I thought taking these photos were very cool because you cannot tell there was a fence in the way. 

This photo is of Brianna posing like a model, standing behind the fence behind the school.  I thought this photo looked very cool because you are looking beyond the fence and seeing Brianna. 

For this one, I like this one a bit better because you cannot see the fence at all unless you take a really hard look. The trees take away from the fence which is very cool.