Work Diary&Progression- Depth

Evaluation:

In today's lesson we were given the task of exploring both wide and narrow depth of fields. To investigate these various depths of field we had to change our camera settings; specifically we had to change the aperture, the lower the aperture the narrower the depth of field, and the higher the aperture the wider the death of field. I investigate this in my images. 

This image is my best photograph of the day. The darker image on the top is the edited one, and the one below is the original image. I believe this is my best image, as depth is shown through the bark on the tree being in focus, whereas the leaves behind are blurred. This shows the leaves are further away than the tree, and creates perspective for the image overall. This photograph represents a narrow depth of field. The bark is rough, exposing the tone and texture further. This image overall represents depth well, the focus point determines the overall depth of the image. 

This image is my worst of the day. The photograph shows a wide depth of field, however it is not a very good example, as in this image no depth is shown,due to the fact you cannot see any objects/buildings in the background, which are smaller than the bigger building in focus. Consequently, it doesn't specifically show depth as you have no other objects in the image to compare the larger one too. If i was to reshoot this image again i would photograph another building with a smaller one behind, this would the create a perspective for the viewer and the depth would be evident, as a clear size difference in the buildings would highlight this. 

Progression:

Final 5 Images- Depth

Depth Contact Sheet

Depth Contact Sheet

Depth Image Bank

Depth Image Bank:

I like this image as the lines on the road are leading lines, therefore they carry your eye into the distance to the point of interest.

I like this image as the rock in the foreground is in focus, however the moutons and trees in he background are blurred, therefore it creates depth as you can see the trees/moutains are far away, in comparison to the rock.

This image creates depth has the lights in the background are blurred, therefore it enhances the depth component of the image. The first green light bulb is clearly in focus, allowing your eyes to understand how the others trail away further in the background.

This image shows shallow depth as the cats nose is close to the camera. The cats eyes have been blurred, allowing you to see how they're further away than its nose.

This image shows wide depth as the whole image is in focus. the walls help create the depth as you can see how they get smaller the further away they are.

The pathway is a leading line in itself, with further leading lines on it (planks of wood), this again creates a wide depth as the whole image is in focus. The end of the pier is the point of interest, as this is what your eyes focus on.

Depth Definition

Depth Definition:

Depth of field is a measure of how much of a picture is in focus. A lens can only precisely focus on one plane at a time. However, there's always a certain amount of the picture in front of, and behind, this plane that also appears to be sharp. It is this zone of 'acceptable sharpness' that is the depth of field.

1. Shallow Depth Of Field-
2. Wide Depth Of Field-

Example of a shallow depth of field-

Example of a wide depth of field-

In this image you can see how by focusing on one of the figures, the others become blurry and therefore implies there's depth present. This image shows shallow depth, i could attempt to recreate this in the studio.

This image shows depth due to the leading line (path) taking your eye to the focal point, which implies depth is present as the trees and scenery also gets smaller he further down the leading line you go (further into the background.) This image shows a wide depth of field.