This photo is an illustration of shallow depth of field.
In this shot you can clearly see that the foreground is out of focus, the background is out of focus, and that there's a band of clarity that cuts through the photo right where the milk carton is located (the primary subject).
Using shallow depth of field is a great technique for isolating your subject from a busy background.
You can create shallow depth of field in of of three ways: use a wide aperture setting on your lens, use the telephoto setting of your lens, or get right up close to your subject (this image uses BOTH a telephoto lens as well as a wide aperture).
- Camera: Canon 20D
- Lens: Canon 70-200mm f/2.8L IS USM
- Focal Length: 200mm
- Aperture: f/5
- Shutter Speed: 1/1250
- ISO: 400
- Light: Natural (Sunset)
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