Tip of the Day: Shallow Depth-of-Field in Photography

If you shoot portraits with a fast lens, such as a 50mm f1.4 or f1.8, you may often run into a situation where part of the face feels soft, while another part of the face is in sharp focus. This is due to a very narrow depth of field which occurs when your lens is set to a very wide aperture. To resolve this issue, either stay back from your subject, or stop down the lens. If you need more blur in your backgrounds, try to separate your subject from the background, and it will be thrown out of focus.