Hoppy, Hoppy Grasshopper!

[tbutler]

Comments

[yhlee]

That's a great use of--what do you call it? Depth of field? How close up did you have to get for this shot?

[tbutler]

Depth of field, yes! I was about 18 inches away, or thereabouts.

To get depth of field like this, you want three basic things:

• A wide aperture (the opening on the lens that lets in light; it should be open just about as much as it can be)
  
• Be reasonably close to the subject, with everything else a significant distance away
  
• Zoom in, at least a fair amount; it's hard to get the separation when you're zoomed out to a wide-angle shot.