Depth of field can be controlled by camera exposure. The smaller the aperture (fstop... The hole where the light gets into the camera) the greater the depth of field. This is because the aperture acts like another lense. Before I got my first autofocus camera I would shoot 1:1 race cars by preseting my shutter speed to the slowest one to capture the action without blurring. I would then find my depth of field (where the car would be in focus) was on the track in front of me. Then I would wait until the car I wanted to shoot was in that range and pop the shot... After some trial and error I got pretty good. Still, my first autofocus camera, a Nikon 8008S took my photography a quantum leap forward.
Of course the smaller the f-stop the longer exposure you will need or more light on the subject.
It's helpful to have a camera where you have control over fstop and shutter speed. I would also recommend some sort of tripod and possibly shooting with a time delay on your shutter (set for 10 seconds, to eliminate vibration). For thos shots that seem red, I believe this is the color coming from the light source. If you can, select a tungsten setting for "white balance" digital cameras are much like video cameras in this regard.
FYI my digital camera is a Nikon D70
Greenman62
Of course the smaller the f-stop the longer exposure you will need or more light on the subject.
It's helpful to have a camera where you have control over fstop and shutter speed. I would also recommend some sort of tripod and possibly shooting with a time delay on your shutter (set for 10 seconds, to eliminate vibration). For thos shots that seem red, I believe this is the color coming from the light source. If you can, select a tungsten setting for "white balance" digital cameras are much like video cameras in this regard.
FYI my digital camera is a Nikon D70
Greenman62
