sharp on photographic media is know as the depth of field.This is based on the smallest entity that human eye can resolve - known as the circle of confusion.
- The iris diameter of aperture. As the iris diameter reduces, the viewing angle of the light cone also is restricted, in creasing the DOF.
- The subject distance. Similarly increased subject distance also makes the projected angle on the lens narrower, increasing DOF.
- The focal-length of the lens used. Since shorter focal-length looks at a wider angle (large no. of picture elements), per element projected angle is narrower.
Shallow depth of field
The image is in focus from the
foreground to the background.