Try playing with each of these options–you can violate the rules to see the effect, of course!!<\/p>\n
1-Foreground\/background: Close vs Far focus–> Wide aperture–low numbers<\/h4>\n![\"Before](\"https:\/\/jolineblais.net\/nmd341\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/task2-5.jpg\")
![\"After](\"https:\/\/jolineblais.net\/nmd341\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/task2-6.jpg\")
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![\"After](\"https:\/\/jolineblais.net\/nmd341\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/task2-3.jpg\")
<\/div><\/div>\n\n- Pick a scene with interesting objects in both the foreground and background. \u00a0With lens in auto-focus, and using the camera’s focus points, first focus on a near object, and take a photo.<\/li>\n
- Next focus on a far object and take a photo.<\/li>\n
- Your goal is to have good sharp focus on near then far object with the rest of the image more blurred.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
2-Gradual blurring–>Wide aperture to medium \u00a0for longer distances<\/h4>\n
![\"\"](\"http:\/\/jolineblais.net\/nmd341\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/task2-8-800x533.jpg\")
<\/a><\/p>\n\n- Pick a scene with an object that stretches from foreground to background, like the edge of a table\/desk with objects on it, or cars along a line in a parking lot.<\/li>\n
- Try wide to medium apertures so that the foreground is in focus and gradually plus as your eye travels toward background.<\/li>\n
- Compare this to an image in narrow aperture (high number) with all of the scene in focus<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
3-Isolate foreground object–> Wide aperture–low numbers<\/h4>\n![\"Before](\"https:\/\/jolineblais.net\/nmd341\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/task2-11.jpg\")
![\"After](\"https:\/\/jolineblais.net\/nmd341\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/task2-10.jpg\")
<\/div><\/div>\n\n- Pick a scene with interesting object in the foreground and a background that is less important. Portraits are often like this.<\/li>\n
- With lens in auto-focus, and using the camera’s focus points, take a photo with near object in focus and background blurred<\/li>\n
- You can also try this with lens in manual focus, and turning the focus ring to get foreground object in focus.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
4-Isolate background object–> Wide aperture–low numbers<\/h4>\n
![\"\"](\"http:\/\/jolineblais.net\/nmd341\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/task2-12-800x533.jpg\")
<\/a><\/p>\n\n- Pick a scene with interesting object in the background and a foreground that is less important. landscapes can be like this.<\/li>\n
- With lens in auto-focus, and using the camera’s focus points, take a photo with far object in focus and foreground blurred<\/li>\n
- You can also try this with lens in manual focus, and turning the focus ring to get background object in focus.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
5-Isolate middle ground object–> Wide aperture–low numbers<\/h4>\n
![\"\"](\"http:\/\/jolineblais.net\/nmd341\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/task2-9-800x533.jpg\")
<\/a><\/p>\n\n- Pick a scene with interesting object in the middle ground with fore and back-ground objects. Kids in playground might be examples.<\/li>\n
- With lens in auto-focus, and using the camera’s focus points, take a photo with middle object in focus and the fore- and back-ground more blurred<\/li>\n
- You can also try this with lens in manual focus, and turning the focus ring to get middle object in focus.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
6-Everything is in focus–> Narrow aperture–high number<\/h4>\n
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- Pick a scene with interesting objects in both the foreground and background. \u00a0With lens in auto-focus, and using the camera’s focus points, first focus on a near object, and take a photo.<\/li>\n
- Next focus on a far object and take a photo.<\/li>\n
- Your goal is to have good sharp focus on near then far object with the rest of the image more blurred.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
2-Gradual blurring–>Wide aperture to medium \u00a0for longer distances<\/h4>\n
<\/a><\/p>\n- \n
- Pick a scene with an object that stretches from foreground to background, like the edge of a table\/desk with objects on it, or cars along a line in a parking lot.<\/li>\n
- Try wide to medium apertures so that the foreground is in focus and gradually plus as your eye travels toward background.<\/li>\n
- Compare this to an image in narrow aperture (high number) with all of the scene in focus<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
3-Isolate foreground object–> Wide aperture–low numbers<\/h4>\n
<\/div><\/div>\n- \n
- Pick a scene with interesting object in the foreground and a background that is less important. Portraits are often like this.<\/li>\n
- With lens in auto-focus, and using the camera’s focus points, take a photo with near object in focus and background blurred<\/li>\n
- You can also try this with lens in manual focus, and turning the focus ring to get foreground object in focus.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
4-Isolate background object–> Wide aperture–low numbers<\/h4>\n
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- Pick a scene with interesting object in the background and a foreground that is less important. landscapes can be like this.<\/li>\n
- With lens in auto-focus, and using the camera’s focus points, take a photo with far object in focus and foreground blurred<\/li>\n
- You can also try this with lens in manual focus, and turning the focus ring to get background object in focus.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
5-Isolate middle ground object–> Wide aperture–low numbers<\/h4>\n
<\/a><\/p>\n- \n
- Pick a scene with interesting object in the middle ground with fore and back-ground objects. Kids in playground might be examples.<\/li>\n
- With lens in auto-focus, and using the camera’s focus points, take a photo with middle object in focus and the fore- and back-ground more blurred<\/li>\n
- You can also try this with lens in manual focus, and turning the focus ring to get middle object in focus.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
6-Everything is in focus–> Narrow aperture–high number<\/h4>\n
![\"\"](\"http:\/\/jolineblais.net\/nmd341\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/task2-8.jpg\")
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