Thread: Depth of Field
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Old 2014-02-13, 12:45pm
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Originally Posted by Emily View Post
I read a photo book that explained the relationship between aperture and depth of field this way:

Imagine ten people standing in line, one behind the other as if they were waiting in line for something. If you want only the first person in line to be in focus, set your aperture at f1. If you want everyone from the first person to the fifth person to be in focus, set your aperture at f5. If you want all ten people to be in focus, set your aperture at f10. So, higher aperture number equals more people in focus...
I think this is a brilliant way to explain to people who don't really want to know what's going on, technically, but who just want to be able to remember which way is which.

As someone who explains things to people a lot, I love having different ways for people to remember things.

I'm so glad you posted. Thanks!!!
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