The SHALLOW Depth of Field TRAP
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- The SHALLOW Depth of Field TRAP
6 ESSENTIAL TIPS for BETTER PHOTOS
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A shallow depth of field is an easy way to immediately set your images apart from phone snapshots and smaller, cheaper cameras. but if you always default to shooting wide open, you deny yourself the opportunity to develop some really key compositional skills.
Thoughtful attention to the adjustment of your depth of field is essential, as it plays a direct role in shaping the visual impact and storytelling elements within an image. Considerate manipulation of depth of field allows you to influence and craft both the narrative and aesthetics of your photography.
This video contains 6 essential tips for getting better depth of field in your photos. I look at the work of Alex Webb to see what we can learn from his amazing work.
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Animations in Jamie's videos are one of his distinctive identity signs, and, along with his excellent taste for graphic design, probably what make his videos stand so much apart from the crowd. I love his aesthetics. Great to see you back Mr. Windsord
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Him and Sean Tucker may I add.
So glad to see more from you again, Jamie. Wishing you healing, positivity, and strength.
Learned more in 17 minutes than in the last dozen photography videos I have looked at. Bravo.
Literally just said this exact same thing to my wife at the end of the video!
@@seanyessmanncoaching4056Literally just said this to my wife 1 hr ago. Jamie is a treasure! I stumbled on this video today completely by chance and I am hooked! Hope you are feeling better Jamie, I am completely confident that you are creative one way or the other...
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“Be intentional”… after 18 years as a photographer, I stopped using zoom lenses. We have become lazy sometimes just zooming into people and objects. I switched to only using 35 and 85mm primes now. It forces me to move and I have found that I get more interesting angles and started to appreciate compositions. It has actually make me love photography again.
To be fair, zooming and changing the distance to the subject with a fixed focal length lens are two separate things giving different results. You can change the distance also with a zoom lens, but cannot zoom with a fixed lens (other than crop).
I like primes primarily because they make me take better photos (as I'm forced to visualise more). 35 and 85 are a magic combination. That's my pairing of choice too.
@@babaarcuszatir The point I'm trying to make is that using zoom lenses can sometimes result in tunnel vision, similar to a sniper waiting for the perfect shot. At events, for instance, you might find yourself stationed at the back with a 70-200 lens, potentially missing other opportunities. I've noticed that when I use prime lenses, I'm more proactive in scouting the surroundings, even beyond the viewfinder. This approach makes me work harder to be intentional, leading to more creative compositions. While it's possible to achieve this with zoom lenses as well, I find that primes change my mental approach to photography.
This is fine for a leisurely and narrow (ouch!} approach to photography. Great if it works for you. Many of us in many situations, do not have the luxury of working with just 2 focal lengths and simply walking up to your subject to get closer
This doesn't work for public music and performance events or for sport, or shooting boats from the shore or air shows, or weddings from a fixed position or anything really that requires specific shots from an unalterable distance. Even when you can move, zoom lenses are not evil. Different focal lengths have different characteristics. Choose the perspective you want THEN move to the ideal position. The creative opportunities of wide angle or telephoto lenses shouldn't be dismissed
Restricting yourself to only two perspectives doesn't give you freedom, it just restricts all your photographs to only two angles of view. The one advantage of primes of course are larger apertures and finer control of depth of field.
@@desohare8683 I appreciate your perspective on the practical versatility of zoom lenses, especially in constrained shooting environments like sports or events. I am very aware of that. I also shoot wildlife and event photography. My point about "being intentional" with prime lenses is less about dismissing zooms and more about rediscovering a personal connection to the craft of photography. Using primes challenges me to engage more deeply with the environment, moving physically to find the best shot rather than adjusting the zoom. This approach has reinvigorated my passion for photography by pushing creative boundaries, even if it's not always the most practical choice in every situation. Each lens type has its strengths, and choosing one over the other can shift not just our techniques, but also our artistic vision.
A Jamie Windsor vid always brightens my day! Love the tips :D
Thank you for showing me Alex Webb. What incredible photos.
Yes Jamie is back ! The care you put into your videos and the content are missed around here.
The quality of your posts is top tier. So glad to see you continue. Thank you.
I was a photojournalist between 1999 and 2012. Now I am half way through the video and suddenly my favourite youtuber talks about my favourite living photographer. BLISS.
Welcome back Jamie!
I appreciate how carefully you produced this video - the graphics, transitions, timing, and your delivery are all beautifully done. Not to mention your intelligent content. You make TH-cam look good.
I've been shooting (editorial and commercial jobs) since 2000. Back then there was a push to have more selective focus--especially for food and still life. While some clients these days seem comfortable with selective focus, I'd say 85% or so want EVERYTHING in focus...thank god for Helicon Focus. The deep focus issue has become so ingrained in me that I have to remember to try
selective focus while shooting. And back in the film days I shot 4x5 film so I was pretty addicted to shallow depth of field imagery.
The way you presented these concepts was perfect! Excellent video, as usual!
What makes my heart flutter is another Jamie Windsor video!
You make a few but quality content!
Return of The King. 🙏🏾
When I first got The Suffering of Light my mind was truly blown. "How did he manage to get these shots?!?" I'm a huge fan of letting dark areas fall to blackness and I love his color choices. I can only hope to take a Webb-ish photo one day. :)
So glad to see you back, Jamie! I hope you're feeling better. You make TH-cam a better place with your work.
His work is really amazing, isn't it?
I can’t imagine how his brain works. So much going on at once in his photos and it all works. They’re often like puzzles.
Glad to be back, Jamie 👍
This has got to be one of, if not THE best photography channels on TH-cam. I love the depth and intentional thought of the videos. Thank you for creating this space, Jamie.
Welcome back, i was so happy when i saw this video pop up! :) Hope your doing well. Thank you for another great video.
First class video. Someone who understands how to use DoF, rather than just the technicalities of it.
Christmas came early this year: new videos from Jamie Windsor!!!!!!!
A Jamie Windsor video is always a special treat! I can’t say that I enjoy Webb’s work. I admire it, though.
We all have our different tastes and it makes the world more interesting.
@@jamiewindsor Yes, of course, Jamie. I think it's more in the sense that he doesn't do much for me emotionally. His craft is astonishing. To be able to organize so many elements in a harmonious way is incredibly challenging. He is unique. Love your channel. I hope you are doing well!
I love your style of video and you have a really engaging delivery approach. The content is spot on too! Thanks Jamie
Wow! Easily the most thought provoking video on photography I've ever watched! If it weren't dark out I'd already be out the door with my camera to try out some of these insightful techniques. As someone who has long tended to view "street photography" as banal cliche I was stunned by the complex creativity of Alex Web's imagery and I hunger to,see more of it!
I’ve been shooting for 8 years and always click videos in hopes I learn more or find a new artist.
Best video I’ve seen for a while. I’ve been subscribed for a bit now, but this is one of my favorites formats.
My favorite teacher of photography. ❤️
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Your videos are quality over quantity! Rare on TH-cam these days.
When I started shooting film, my mom’s advice that she previously got was “f8 and be there”. I also love how my old manual focus lenses provided distance ranges for each aperture directly on the lens.
I'm glad I discovered this channel. Most others focus on the technology and the physics of photography and the "getting that jaw dropping shot". This channel is refreshing in how it explores the art of it all.
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Haha a beautiful and extensive analysis of Webb's visual language disguised as a basic video on aperture. Brilliant as always! I had not seen some of the images and they floored me.
As I was researching beyond my Alex Webb books, I just seemed to find an endless trove of amazing images. He seems to have the ability to just keep churning out amazing shot after amazing shot.
@@jamiewindsor so many would be any other photographer’s best capture. Constantly finding the most elegant split-seconds in a busy scene.
Do we know how ‘repetitive’ his contact sheets are, generally speaking?
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I still love those older EF lenses.
Although you do mention it in your third point, focal length plays a vital role in depth of field. Like the exposure triangle, there’s the depth of field triangle too (focal length, aperture, distance from subject). The importance of focal length in depth of field is most highlighted when using the much maligned Micro Four Thirds format, especially when people start talking about equivalents and crop factors using 35mm sensors as a standard. The main reason why M4/3 has more depth of field than larger sensors is because it uses lenses with half the focal length to get the same angle of view as a “full frame” sensor, and it’s not a defect in the sensor. A 50mm lens will have the same depth of field at the same aperture regardless of sensor or film size, but because of the different angle of view with different sensor sizes, the distance from the subject changes to get the same framing/composition, which then also contributes to the amount of depth of field. Unfortunately, most photographers today don’t bother to learn the fundamentals and physics of optics and photography, resulting in a lot of misinformation being spread, especially when it comes to smaller format cameras so that people ignore them as an option with the current obsession with bokeh and shallow depth of field.
Your videos are always so delightful to watch. Glad you’re posting and hope all is well!
I just want to say that I have some favorite bloggers pertaining to photography and video. I am an amateur and love both, mostly photography tho. Your episodes are always a must watch, and greatly fun and interesting to watch. Thanks!
Your content is absolutely the best, keep up the great work, thank you
What a brilliant way to explain DoF, done in a thoughtful relaxing way. Pleasure to watch.
In my opinion grids are overused in the analysis here. They can be a fantastic way to focus your compositional by intention but some of the grids superimposed onto the images shown in this video seem tenuous. Anyway, I greatly appreciate any kind of analysis, even if it is tenuous, because analysis always forces you to think about things. The fact I can have an opinion on whether it’s tenuous or not, in itself this is an interesting talking point. It’s a great video you made.
I always loved the portrait photography in the NatGeos issues of my childhood - shot in real film, with a lot of context around the subjects. Thinking about it now, I realize that what made those pictures so great was their use of natural lighting and composition without cheating to beautify by using very shallow depth of field.
Great video. Shooting strictly wide open is exceptionally common for newer wildlife photographers, since again it's a style where you often don't have a lot of control or a lot light. For the first several years I shot only wide open but once I started learning to use wider depths of fields it open up more opportunities I missed before.
Good to have you back Jamie!
One thing that I think every photographer misses, overlooks or under appreciates at some point is the element of luck. Alex Webb is a phenomenal photographer, I am also a big fan. But in a couple of interviews I have seen with him, even he admits that, although ALL of the techniques you mention in the video are paramount and used by him for all the photographs he shows, seeing the moment and understanding in a split second to take the shot is just as important. A lot of his images, taken 2-3 seconds before or after just wouldn’t work in the same way. Having the eye to see the potential in a shot, seeing the vision, setting the camera for that vision and having the patience and idea to get the shot is all very well. But if the elements just don’t fall into place, then all that technique, vision, idea and foresight just is not useful at all. Luck is a huge part of this and his kind of photography. Being a wedding photographer myself (and many others will agree), will always say there is that one wedding where nothing happens. And it’s true. The same can be said of many other situations. That’s not an excuse to be a bad photographer, it’s the reality of the art we love and adore.
Excellent video as always Jamie! Keep up the good work!
Wonderful and appropriate title, CAPITAL "B" - Brilliant presentation. As a concert photographer I have experienced everything you describe here. Such a well planned and presented episode - thank you for taking some fairly common-to-us-most experiences and tying them together - gently, not in a panic. Great episode, I got exactly what I expected!
"venture out of your confort zone" key for revolution for every frame of your life :) thx
Excellent video. I’ve spent the last 6 months exploring F5.6 - F16. Not disappointed in the slightest.
I'm so glad you're back. Hope everything goes well
I’m glad you highlighted the golden triangle, section etc., a graphic representation of the fibonacci sequence that is part of nature and was a tool of all of the classical painters, it’s far more powerful than the rule of thirds as a compositional technique. Most modern cameras include the grid on their screens and Lightroom/Photoshop provide the spiral, grid and triangles in their crop tools
This is one of the best videos on the subject, and with great examples
I’m a videographers but this video is super useful! There a definite sub for this channel! I’ve been looking how to improve my shots, I am tired of shooting 1.4 and even just using the standard grid that comes in every camera
Mate, you put so much love in your videos. Always excited for a new one of yours, but I get it that those extensive breaks are what it takes. And I think it's worth it
Excellent video. They always deserve 'full screening' when I watch them.
Brilliant explanation and nice graphics and examples. I have been photographing for some years but I learnt a lot thank you
I like the way you select a photographer to illustrate the veideo's theme. Nice to have you back! Thanks for one more freat video!
I watch a lot of videos but rarely comment but feel absolutely compelled to comment on this video. Thank you so much for this amazing effort. There was so much great information in it. I will be watching it numerous more times hopefully that helps the clicks ha ha.
Agreed, it’s so easy to rely on the glass to do the work.
Thanks Mr Windsor !! … again , an utterly absorbing video, i love the richness in your words,the subjects , the variety in your video techniques .. i must stop now but the list is long .. ! So just a big thanks !!
Loved your editing, the 6 tips blur/out of focus is golden
fantastic vid with exceptional information, view point and the sharing of photographer Alex Webb’s style / imagery!! nicely done, thanks much Jamie! 🙏🏼🫵🏼
Great video, as always, Jamie. Lovely to see you back, and looking well. Appreciate that the video is aimed at both beginners and advanced photographers. Finally, i don't think most people realize how much work goes into this style of video especially editing.
Thank you. They do take me a long time. I get a bit too obsessive about details to be fair.
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Such a brilliant video. Thanks for the reminder.
Finally found my go-to photography channel :-) - excellent content, clear and inspiring - thank you for posting.
Excellent video. I never connected depth of field with composition, textures, and all the other elements that make up a good photo, so thanks, I learnt something here. I also agree with you on using composition grids more subconsciously and trusting your "inner eye" and instinct to frame a photo. Good to see you back here.
Brilliant video Jamie - really informative but, as with all of you work, the quality of the video makes it a real pleasurer to watch. So glad that you are able post it. Hope that you are well. Thank you.
Thank you
Hi Jamie, really missed not seeing your videos and have had to go back to old videos to enjoy your work. You’re a wizard in creating videos and hugely inspirational to me as a video creator not to mention a rich experience in the field of classic photography. Please keep posting, love seeing your videos, am a real fan. Hope you’re ok these days.. regards, Chris. Staffordshire..
Thank you so much for your content, for sharing your knowledge with us. This video will not only make me look different to the world, but now I understand how to look at photographers work with more insight and appreciation!
Welcome back and thank you for great topic❤
So happy to have you back. Fantastic work and love your thoughts
Wow! Such high production value! Great info and dynamic way of presenting without overdoing it. It really feel like there is a lot of thought and time put in. Well done sir!
I love Webb work, I love framing in my images, thank you for the hard work you put in your videos, always a small epifany in my mind!😊
I'm happy that you're back, Jamie. Thank you for sharing your knowledge and thoughts. Cheers!
Thanks Jamie. Thoughtful and considered advice as always. I think you are bang on about the habits that we often fall into, so slowing down and trying something different seems essential to exploring new visual worlds.😎
Super happy to see a vid from you- always a right treat!
Another fantastic thought provoking video Jamie. Part of my reason to jump upto full frame, is that I love the ethereal feel to street portraits, shot at
So glad to have another great video of yours in my feed. You were missed, Jamie! The quality of your videos is unmatched.
This video is amazing, Jamie! You're consistently one of my top inspirations as an artist. Absolutely loved how you explained depth of field!
Fine, to see you again on YT, hopefully still going strong...greetz from The Netherlands
Always happy to see a new video from yours ! Definitely one of the most interesting photography channels around here :)
YESSSSSS What a Friday gift :) thanks Jamie I've missed your stuff on here
Your story telling is of another level! And so much to learn. Good to see you back.
Stumbled across this. Great video, very educational with all the examples. Will be watching more.
Thank you. Glad you found it informative.
Great to see you again Jamie!!
Always so inspiring. Glad you’re back
You're a wonderful teacher, bro.
Thank you so much Jamie for this master class. Your videos have been very helpful to me, specially now that I'm taking my photography journey more "serious". I hope you keep sharing your thoughts and knowledge on TH-cam cause I do really enjoy and learn from them. Saludos from Mexico :)
Thank you for delivering this content - it’s just in time to reevaluate why I have an interest in photography, relearning the basics 😎
Always love a Jamie video. Brilliant!
ABSOLUTELY BRILLIANT ! ...you are on fire with this one Jamie..
TOP content, Jamie. Thanks for it.
While I usually get away with almost 10% usable shots at a large aperture, a narrow aperture will set my luck back to probably less than 1%. Especially when you are not in charge of the subjects, like in wedding photographs. So, from a professional approach it is kind of "stupid" to sacrifice your high invest advantage over phone shots to set your work apart. The more "photograph-aesthetics" you archive the more subjective your work will perceived by ordinary customers. From a photography perspective it is quite a challenge to improve on. So your last words seem to agree on me. Challenge your self to stay on top and keep improving. As always, I love your content and your perspective on photography. Thanks!
If we look at movies from the 70s-80s-90s they rarely used extreme short depth of field unless the shot was subject to constraints (very low lighted scene) or if it was a special shot to isolate the subject by purpose. Most of the times the photo directors and film directors goal was for show the whole scene, including the background, but sometimes the speed/sensibility of the film didn’t allow to shoot at F5.6/F8 or above if the lighting conditions weren’t optimal.
Great to see you again! Still remember seeing Alex's work for the first time - some 20 years ago. To this day I'm in awe of his compositions. Great video with fantastic analysis (as always).
The master of script, editing and narrative!
ANOTHER absolutely excellent video - thanks
So pleased yo see you back with some videos!
Brilliant video - another mind expanding, technique focused quality content.
Amazing tutorial. I'm motivated to grab my camera and practice using this information!
Made me genuinely happy to see a new video from you in my feed!