Controlling the Depth of Field with Your digital camera

Have you ever been frustrated with not being able to get the most depth of field from your digital camera? digital cameras tend to focus on the subject furthest away and if that subject is some distance away it can be almost impossible to get the subject closest to you and the object furthest away both in focus. With a film camera on a tripod you can have more control of the depth of field with its manual focus. But what if you find this great shot with your digital camera and you can't use a tripod?

Here is a trick and a very effective technique. Take two shots of the same subject or scene. In one shot you have focused on the subject furthest away and on the other you have focused on the subject closest to you. You will find that it is actually pretty easy to take almost identical photos of the same scene only with two different subjects in focus. When you have downloaded your photos, in Photoshop take the one with the foreground subject in focus and select those areas that are in focus , copy them and past them into the photo with the subject furthest away in focus. Amazing! Now you have a completed photo with both the foreground and background subject in focus.

I have done this a few times and I am always amazed at the final results. As I discover these tricks, it always seems to open my mind to more possibilities.

Natural Visions Photography has been perfecting many of these methods for a few years and you are welcome to view some of this work at http://www.naturalvisions.com If you have any questions, you are welcome to email us at inquiry@naturalvisions.com

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