Background in focus, foreground out? at DVinfo.net

Aviv Hallale · October 21st, 2006, 08:20 AM

I know as much as to get shallow depth of field, so the foreground is in focus while objects in the shallow background are blurred one needs to shot from a distance from the foreground subject with a high exposure, but would I go about shooting so that the background is in crisp focus while the foreground is out of focus? Expanding on that, how could I do a focus pull to alternate between the background and foreground being in focus?

Paul Cypert · October 21st, 2006, 09:27 AM

By doing the same thing for the front focus but using manual focus

Paul

October 21st, 2006, 08:20 AM	#1
Aviv Hallale Major Player Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Cape Town, South Africa Posts: 276	Background in focus, foreground out? I know as much as to get shallow depth of field, so the foreground is in focus while objects in the shallow background are blurred one needs to shot from a distance from the foreground subject with a high exposure, but would I go about shooting so that the background is in crisp focus while the foreground is out of focus? Expanding on that, how could I do a focus pull to alternate between the background and foreground being in focus?

October 21st, 2006, 09:27 AM	#2
Paul Cypert Regular Crew Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Bangkok, Thailand (work in US in the summers) Posts: 89	By doing the same thing for the front focus but using manual focus Paul