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What do i mean by shallow? I meant of course shallow depth of field. To all you newbies, shallow depth of field is a shallow portion of the frame that appears sharp while the rest of the image is blurred.
This technique is used to isolate the subject or main point of interest of the image. As an exercise, go to a micro-stock site and count the number of images with a shallow depth of field. You will greater understand the isolating power of this technique. Using shallow depth of field also breaks away the snapshot look. So if you don’t have a digital SLR and just a simple point and shoot give this technique a try and no one would believe you just have a point and shoot camera.
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Lawrence
As a weekend photographer, I found myself with limited time and limited resources in terms of expanding my photographic ability due to my career. Like many weekend photography warriors, there are only 2 hours on the weekdays and maybe 8 hours or so total on the weekend to learn and grow. These time constraints is what motivated me into creating this online photography resource. I needed a photography hub where all the information I referred to is stored in one easy to navigate online location. I see this more of my online repository of photography information gathered through time. I am very proud of the success of my blog offering of "Photographer Interview Series". You will read in-depth interviews from the photography world's famous photographers. Names like David Tejada, Nick Onken, Michael Grecco and David Bean to name a few. The interview series has also expanded to include weekend photographers and now wedding photographers with the similar goal of learning from each other. My goal is to evolve this site to be the premier go to resource for photographer interviews and equipment reviews.
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