Shallow depth of field
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Shikhei Goh p. 98
Slinkachu is an artist who creates witty and sometimes tragic narratives by placing miniature figures in unexpected locations around the city. The set-ups are so tiny, most people pass them by without even noticing. This means his work relies on photography to bring it to a wider audience.
Depth of field is at its most shallow when shooting close-ups.
Here, Slinkachu has achieved such a shallow depth of field (a matter of millimetres) because he has used a wide aperture (low f-number) and is very close to his subject. He’s also zoomed in a little, which helps to extenuate the effect of a shallow depth of field.
Focus is all about distance from the camera. Even though this is a close-up notice the physical depth that’s very visible in the image. If you want to really see the effects of a shallow depth of field, make sure there’s a good amount of distance behind or in front of your subject, otherwise there won’t be anything to actually fall out of focus.