Depth of Field

I used a very shallow depth of field in this picture I took of Esther. I used depth of field to be able to focus clearly on her face and her smile. I wanted to incorporate the leaves and the tree in the background, but not have them be the main focus. I took this photo in the courtyard at Lincoln High School.

In this photo I used the technique of free lensing. This photo is a picture of the fibers on my sweatshirt. I really enjoyed this photo not only because of the free lensing, but I liked the contrast between the white and black fibers and how the front ones are extremely focused and the ones in the back are blurred. 

In this photo I used a deep depth of field. I really like this picture because of how you're kind of seeing through the leaves to the trees. I also liked the contrast of the two different colors of green and the shadows on the leaves.