| Depth of field is the limitation of perceived | | | | then tend to look at the parts of an image that is |
| sharpness within a photographic image. The | | | | sharp, and our gaze will then focus upon that part |
| greater the depth of field, the more of the image | | | | of the image, rendering the other unsharp parts |
| from front to back that appears sharp. An image | | | | of the image as blurry and not worthy of our |
| that is said to have a shallow depth of filed has a | | | | attention. This use of a shallow depth of field is |
| short and more specific depth of sharpness. | | | | particularly well suited to portraiture. As long as |
| In photography, careful use of depth of field can | | | | the eyes are sharp, most other things can be |
| be a very powerful tool indeed. It can force | | | | forgiven if they arenât pin sharp. People |
| viewers to focus only upon that which is sharp, | | | | and animals tend to look at the eyes first, and so |
| by utilizing a shallow depth of field. As our eyes | | | | the eyes really need to be sharp in nearly all |
| are not comfortable in viewing unclear images, we | | | | portraiture photography. |