Depth of Field Project - an introduction

Our next project starts on 15 November and is called Depth of Field (DOF).  This is a term used to describe a photographic phenomenon. The image below sums up the effect of DOF which essentially is that part of an image is in sharp focus, whilst the rest is not in focus. Click on the image below to go to a website that has a simple guide to the concept and how to set your camera to use this technical aspect of photography in case you want to create your own images to paint from (it doesn't have to be a flower!).

In the resources page opposite "DOF images" are photos that I have taken and that you can choose for your project image if you cannot get images from elsewhere or cannot take them yourself. Our project is to see how we can use this image "language" to create interesting pastel paintings. I would prefer that you do not start your DOF project painting before we get back on 15 November as I want to show you the techniques in pastels first. But do choose the image(s) you are attracted to and bring in prints of those to the class.