Depth Of Field Chart. How to work with depth of field. The photographer controls the f-stop which determines the depth of field and how much light enters the lens.
So the first order. Might be counter intuitive. Shallow depth of field is also known as a short depth of field or narrow depth of field.
It varies with aperture and focal length.
As the Aperture Chart shows a wide aperture results in a shallow depth of field DoF while stopping the aperture down increases the DoF. How to work with depth of field. Determine whether you want a deep or narrow depth of field. More specifically this is called the maximum circle of confusion CoC and is based on the camera sensor size camera type viewing distance and print size.