Assignment 3.

Depth of field.

What is depth of field?

n optics, particularly as it relates to film and photography,depth of field (DOF) is the distance between the nearest and farthest objects in a scene that appear acceptably sharp in an image. Although a lens can precisely focus at only one distance at a time, the decrease in sharpness is gradual on each side of the focused distance, so that within the DOF, the unsharpness is imperceptible under normal viewing conditions.

In some cases, it may be desirable to have the entire image sharp, and a large DOF is appropriate. In other cases, a small DOF may be more effective, emphasizing the subject while de-emphasizing the foreground and background. In cinematography, a large DOF is often called deep focus, and a small DOF is often calledshallow focus.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Depth_of_field

How is there depth of field in the picture?

this photo show quite good because the main focus is the little girl in the red dress.The rest of the photo doesn't really stand out too much because all  it is basically green and then so the girl really sticks out because she's wearing a bright red dress and the rest of the photo is blurred out so the first thing you see and mostly look at in the photo is the little girl.

factual-

24 March 1932 – 3 June 2010,he was an award-winning British photographer and author of over 30 books on photography. He established the photography department in 1965 at the Royal College of Art, where he was Professor from 1975 to 1994 and Professor Emeritus until his death. He was also Pro-Rector of the college from 1981 to 1993. His photographs appear in permanent collections at the New York Museum of Modern Art and London's National Portrait Gallery.

Context-

This is a one and only image of a little girl taken not so long ago.

Technical-

I think this has been taken out side,with a digital camera.i think this photo is just a natural photo with practically not editing in it.

Aesthetic-

I really do like this photo because it is really bright and peaceful  and is juts over all really cute and the child bring's out the joy in the photo and makes it more happier and more of a loving photo to look up.