Shallow Depth of Field
Posted by Trevor; http://photochallenge2.wordpress.com/2009/01/23/2009-challenge-day-24-shallow-depth-of-field/
http://www.dipity.com/tickr/Flickr-shallow-depth/
In both of the images above, the photographers selective use of aperture really focuses the viewers attention on what is suppose to be seen in the image. For instance, you can still tell that the top image is a kiwi, but you can also appreciate a little more the detail of the kiwi and the vibrant green that floods the image.
In photo of the girl with her thumb up, the attention doesn't go to the girls face, but it instead goes to what is in focus, her thumb. The shallow depth of field makes this image ten times more interesting and more visually appealing than if everything were in focus.
Great Depth of Field
http://www.prowpatareeya.info/depth-of-field-for-landscape-photos/
http://photo.tutsplus.com/articles/round-ups/100-helpful-photography-tutorials-for-beginners-and-professionals/
The great depth of field images above creates an allusion of the viewer actually seeing what they would see if they were walking down the path or standing on the hills in the pictures. In the top image, the yellow tree seems to be the main center of focus, not just because it is in the center of the photo, but because the great depth of field naturally draws people's eyes in that direction.
In the image of the rocks, the great depth of field opens up the landscape and creates an image people can find themselves lost in. The hills seem to go on forever, and in this case, the use of great depth of field lets the mind wander around the scene and think about what could be beyond the hills in the back of the image.
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