Nikon photography camera depth of field. For shallow depth of field open the aperture by choosing a lower f stop number. Depth of field increases as you stop down the aperture by choosing a higher f stop number. Depth of field refers to the distance over which objects in a. Your nikon d5500 allows you to manipulate depth of field.
Depth of field is determined by aperture lens focal length and the distance to the subject. Nikon d7500 for dummies. Depth of field is the distance that appears to be in focus in front of and behind the point on which the lens is actually focused. F32 1400 sec iso 500.
Objects in the scene closer or farther than that point appear progressively less sharp as their distance from the focused point increases. Macro refers to the magnification of the image as it appears on the sensor. So if you were to focus the lens manually at 259m the depth of field will extend from slightly in front of this point to infinity. 13 macro photography and depth of field nikon d7100 105mm macro f4 1400s iso 100 5850k.
Macro photography is about photographing at close distances small subjects whose image on the sensor or film is as large as or larger than the subjects themselves. Heres are some things to remember about depth of field. Depth of field depends on the aperture setting lens focal length and distance from the subject as follows. Many factors other than just aperture control depth of field in photography.
Wider apertures lower f numbers reduce depth of field smaller apertures higher f numbers. When you focus your cameras lens on a subject the point focused upon is sharp. By way of an example if youre using a nikon d700 with a 35mm lens at f16 and the camera to subject distance is 100 metres the program brings back a hyperfocal distance of 259 metres.