While distance plays a large role in depth of field, knowing how to adjust the f-stop to compensate for distance is often a much more convenient way to achieve your desired depth of field. This is especially true in landscape photography, where moving farther from a subject in any significant way is much more difficult than it is in close-up photography.

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To gain a top-level understanding of how you can achieve shallow or deep depth of field by controlling aperture, here is a quick overview of aperture and its related elements: F-stop, shutter speed, and depth of field.

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Callender referenced a double-blind study in which 20 subjects were randomly assigned to receive 1,064 nm Nd:YAG laser treatment or sham treatment. Results showed that 42% of the treatment group exhibited decreases in the number of inflammatory lesions vs. 26% in the sham group. Furthermore, sebum production was reduced by 18% in the treatment group vs. 9% in the sham group.

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Shallow depth of field is a great way to bring focus to a specific subject to separate it from its background. Shallow depth of field is commonly used in portrait photography and food photography. It is also great for action photography, such as sports and wildlife photography, because it separates the subject from their chaotic background and allows you to shoot with a quick shutter speed to capture crisp detail in action.

If an image has a deep depth of field, it means its area of perceived focus is a broader and deeper portion of the image. If an image has a shallow depth of field, it means its area of perceived focus is limited to a narrower range.

Wider aperture, when applied at a distance (physically, or with a shorter lens) from the focal point, results in an apparent deeper depth of field than it does when it’s applied to a closer subject.

Understanding depth of field is important and can greatly influence your photography; it helps distinguish the foreground from the background to create a focal point that draws the eye and tells it where to look. Knowing how to control depth of field gives you the opportunity to choose how much of (and what parts of) your image you want to bring into focus.

“Knowing how to control depth of field gives you the opportunity to choose how much of (and what parts of) your image you want to bring into focus.” - Mastin Labs

Referring back to the example in the introduction, landscape photographers typically want to capture a deep depth of field, where most of the image is in focus, from the foreground to the background. Portrait photographers typically want a shallow depth of field, where a smaller plane of detail in an image is sharpened, and any distractions in the background that may take away from the detail of the face are blurred.

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By following these tips outlined above, you should now be able to generally control your depth of field to take the images you want. The more you practice and experiment with aperture, distance, and focal length, the more you’ll be able to fine-tune depth of field in your images to enhance your individual photography style.

Aperture is not infinite; all lenses have their limits, which are clearly defined by the manufacturer. Manufacturers state a minimum and maximum range that the lens can be shot.

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Set your f-stop to a low number (for example, f/2.8). This will widen your aperture, and you will allow a lot of light into the lens. To compensate for the flood of light you need to shoot faster by adjusting your shutter speed. Your resulting depth of field will be shallow.

In her presentation, Callender discussed new lasers available to patients and providers to treat acne, one of which is the 650 microsecond 1,064 nm Nd:YAG laser (NeoClear, Aerolase).

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Simply explained, the term 'depth of field' refers to the area of an image that appears to be in focus. As the distance from the focal point increases, the focus gradually decreases until it appears to be out of focus. In any image, there’s a point of absolute focus and a corresponding region of the image surrounding the subject that appears to be in focus.

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She went on to explain that “on average, patients are visiting five dermatologists before considering going to a med spa to seek technology rather than prescriptions.”

This laser, which is FDA-cleared for the treatment of mild to moderate inflammatory acne, targets primarily hemoglobin and water in skin tissue while avoiding collateral thermal damage.

Learning to control depth of field will help you bring focus to the most important parts of your images and will greatly improve the technical and aesthetic quality of your photos.

Inversely, when you shoot the same subject at closer distance (physically, or with a closer focal length), you’ll notice a shallower depth of field.

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Without getting too technical, it’s important to note that this apparent change in depth of field when applied at a closer or farther distance has everything to do with the portion of the frame that the subject fills. With magnified shots, less of the background is represented in the shot, and the blurred background is magnified, making the image appear to have a shallower depth of field. The inverse effect happens when an image is taken at a farther distance.

The aperture, as discussed above, is just one element of depth of field. The distance from you to your subject can change your perceived depth of field.

As a landscape photographer, you capture sweeping images of oceans capes, mountainsides, skylines, and wilderness. Your photos thrive on dramatic details viewed from close up and far away: Trees, birds, blades of grass are brought into focus to set the perfect stage.

Set your f stop to a high number (for example, f/11). This will narrow your aperture, and you will let very little light into the lens. To compensate and to avoid having an underexposed image, you will need to shoot slower by adjusting your shutter speed. Your resulting depth of field will be deep.

Treatments with the 1,064 nm Nd:YAG laser can be performed three to six times every 1 to 2 weeks; however, for patients with skin of color, Callender recommends these treatments be done 3 to 4 weeks apart.

The laser falls below thermal relaxation time, allowing a nearly painless process for patients without the need for cooling or numbing, Callender said. What is unique about the laser, according to Callender, is that it is gentle and safe on tanned skin and skin of color.

Clearly, a demand for technological options is rising for the treatment of acne, and dermatologists should have these options on hand in their office, Callender said.

Deep depth of field is a great way to bring out detail in a large portion of the frame. Deep depth of field is commonly used in landscape photography to capture elements and textures in the majority of the frame throughout many vertical planes. To capture fine detail and deep depth of field, you should use a wide-angle lens to shoot at a distance and set your f stop at a high number for a small aperture.

As a portrait photographer, you’re most concerned with photographing the unique, defining features of your subject; the bright sparkle in an eye, the freckles on a face, the tiny wrinkle in a chin. Images like this aren’t possible without understanding how to use depth of field (also known as focus range) to bring certain parts of your image into focus and blur out what’s less important.

“Patients are looking for technology. They are looking to find other ways to address their acne,” Valerie D. Callender, MD, FAAD, professor of dermatology at Howard University College of Medicine and medical director of Callender Dermatology & Cosmetic Center, said during her presentation at the Skin of Color Update 2023 meeting.

Depth of field is not equally distributed around the focal point. It is typically distributed unequally, with about 1/3 of the total field of focus lying in front of the subject, and two-thirds of focus lying behind the subject.

If you shoot in anything other than a totally controlled environment, you have to know how to adjust your camera for the changing light. Aperture is the part of the lens that controls the amount of light passing through to the camera’s sensor, and its one of the simplest ways to control the depth of field. You can change the access of light by widening and narrowing the diameter of the opening through which light enters the camera.

Most importantly, for patients with skin of color, treatment with the 1,064 nm Nd:YAG laser improved not only acne, but also post-inflammatory hyperpigmentation (PIH). During his portion of the presentation that preceded Callender, Andrew F. Alexis, MD, MPH, cofounder and cochair of Skin of Color Update, explained that PIH is a result of acne that particularly plagues patients with skin of color.