The use of a wide aperture creates a shallow depth of field, allowing the photographer to blur any distractions in the background behind the subject. The key is to retain enough dof to keep your subject in focus. Judges at our bi-monthly competitions often focus on whether the entire subject is in focus. Let’s practice nailing the focus this week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Adobe has a good explanation of the use of shallow DOF:<\/p>\n\n\n\n