19 Nov 09: Drop focus and shallow depth of field

In our studio session yesterday, Andy demonstrated how shooting across an object, using a macro lens, could produce a very shallow depth of field and a narrow band of focus (known as drop focus). Here are some images I took to practice achieving these effects.


This first image of a metal grill was taken straight on using a 50mm macro lens:

I then took a picture of the same object but shooting across to produce a very shallow depth of field with a narrow band of focus across the middle – a really interesting effect:

Here are some more images of a variety of objects which each demonstrate one or both of these effects: