This was such a fun project to work on! I love photos which play with depth, and I’m really happy with the photos I was able to capture. I continued having some camera issues, but shooting in broad daylight helped minimize the red hue of my camera, and Lightroom helped the rest of the way.
shallow depth
The bees were out pollinating these purple flowers, and I wanted to see if I could capture a close-up shot of them. I used a wide aperture and fast shutter speed then zoomed the lens in order to get this super up-close shot. I brightened the photo and adjusted the reds in the photo using Lightroom.
I wanted this shot to have a greater distance between the foreground and the background than the previous shot, and I feel like I was able to capture that depth really well by using a larger aperture and faster shutter speed.
deep depth
Learning how to take a photo showing deep depth took a little more trial and error, but I’m happy with what I was able to accomplish. I wanted to get an interesting shot of the temple (since it’s been photographed … a lot) and decided to position myself so the wheat was on the foreground. I narrowed the aperture to f/22 and played with different angles and positions until I was able to accomplish this shot. I brightened, recolored, and fixed the alignment in Lightroom.
I’m still searching out good photo spots in Rexburg, but I was able to explore Nature Park and found some gorgeous spots that I might return to. The water was beautiful and the lighting was great. I set up my tripod and tried a bunch of settings. I played with a slow shutter speed – but for the final shot I stuck with a faster shutter speed with a narrow aperture. I made sure to keep the grass in the foreground in focus, and with a narrow aperture the background stayed in focus. I adjusted the brightness and removed some people from the background in Lightroom.
I loved taking these photographs – and the hundreds more I took along the way – but I know I’ve got room to improve. Any advice?
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These are some amazing shots of depth. I love the shot at Nature Park; It’s a beautiful place to go this time of year. I feel like the autumn leaf photo is a little overexposed, but that’s just me.
These are some amazing shots of depth. I love the shot at Nature Park; It’s a beautiful place to go this time of year. I feel like the autumn leaf photo is a little overexposed, but that’s just me.
Check out my blog https://broncos7blog.wordpress.com/2020/10/06/depth-of-field-sunset-and-countertop/
and Emily Haroldsen’s blog https://emilyharoldsenblog.wordpress.com/2020/10/05/depth-deep-shallow/