Douglas Software Depth of Field and Hyperfocal Distance Calculator is a tool to help you achieve high fidelity images with automatic formulae calculation. The software is available for Android, iOS, ...

A scene from the Battle of Wilson's Creek 150th Anniversary Reenactment, held near Springfield, Mo., on August 12-14, 2011. When I photograph a KU football game, even outdoors in daylight, I choose a ...

One of the most distinctive characteristics of any photograph is its depth of field: Is the entire frame in sharp focus, from near-to-far, or only the subject? For a serious photographer, achieving ...

When photographers talk about the “depth of field” in an image, they’re referring to how much of the picture they choose to have in focus. You may think “but don’t I want all of my image to be in ...

Guide to depth of field designed for those new to self-shooting, covering focus, focussing distance, focal length, aperture and sensor. The depth of field in an image is the distance between the parts ...

Conventional wisdom has it that you should keep the background in your photos out of focus to draw attention to the subject in the foreground. Generally that’s good advice, but sometimes you might ...

The distance between the nearest and furthest parts of a subject that are acceptably sharp. For more information, see this Depth-of-field article in the Techniques section. A button or lever on the ...