Isolation apertures with wide-angle views
Posted by Diana Eftaiha on Apr 29, 2010 in Photography Techniques | 2 comments
Usually when we think isolation apertures (singular-theme apertures; extra shallow depth of field), we think telephoto and narrow-angle view. Wide-angle lenses are rarely thought of as subject-isolating with shallow depth of field, mainly because of its nature of providing a wide view that encompasses a wider vision of a scene onto the frame, which can many times act to distract from the main subject rather than better accentuate it.
However, wide-angle lenses do actually have the uncanny ability to focus close, and if this close-up vision is correctly combined with characteristics of wider aperture openings (smaller f-stop numbers), it can indeed create some striking – and informative – compositions. After all, the largest aperture openings (known for shallower depths of field) most come with wider-angle views!
Below a number of wide-angle isolating aperture imagery for your own inspiration…
If you have any photos with wide-view isolating apertures of you own that you’d like to share with The D-Photo readers, we’d love to see them. Please share them with us in the comments below…
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