DigPhotog: "Blurry" Background Photos - Depth of Field, etc. [VID] Sp13

You like those "blurry" background photos?  Would you like to be able to take this type of photo?

Photo by yashh .   Used under Creative Commons.

If so, you'll need to control the depth of field in your photograph and in order to control depth of field, you'll need to better understand aperture.



For a partial introduction to depth of field and some other topcis, check out the following video excerpt from Brian Ratty's video series (Digital Photography - The Camera (Tutorial DVD)).  The videos are now a little dated, but still cover the basics well.









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Time Card: 3/10-3/16 - 60 Hours

Time Card: 3/10/2013 - 3/16/2013

60 hours this past week.  Previous weeks of this semester.

Below is a record of the work that I've done over this past week, mainly in the areas of research, teaching and service. I usually average about 50 to 55 hours per week. Unlike the summer, most of my time during the fall and spring semesters is spent on teaching and service. If you are interested in how I keep track of this information and why, please let me know. 

Date	Day	Task	Area	Total	Work unit notes
03/10/2013	Sun	MCM450	TEACHING	02:30
03/10/2013	Sun	JRN290	TEACHING	02:24
03/11/2013	Mon	UnivCuricCom	SERVICE	02:23
03/11/2013	Mon	Misc EmlTodoScd	MISC	00:10
03/11/2013	Mon	MCM450	TEACHING	02:42
03/11/2013	Mon	JRN290	TEACHING	04:57
03/11/2013	Mon	Proj-Django	RESEARCH	00:34
03/12/2013	Tue	Misc EmlTodoScd	MISC	03:24
03/12/2013	Tue	MCM450	TEACHING	01:38
03/12/2013	Tue	JRN290	TEACHING	03:48
03/12/2013	Tue	Proj-Django	RESEARCH	00:30
03/13/2013	Wed	Misc EmlTodoScd	MISC	03:34
03/13/2013	Wed	Proj-Django	RESEARCH	05:43
03/14/2013	Thu	Misc EmlTodoScd	MISC	00:14
03/14/2013	Thu	MCM450	TEACHING	01:43
03/14/2013	Thu	JRN290	TEACHING	01:44
03/14/2013	Thu	MCM390	TEACHING	06:49
03/15/2013	Fri	Misc EmlTodoScd	MISC	02:15
03/15/2013	Fri	Proj-Django	RESEARCH	06:54
03/16/2013	Sat	Proj-Django	RESEARCH	06:42
		TOTAL		60:38

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Game Research: WilliamHartPhD spent a chunk of time playing Minecraft (XBLA).

WilliamHartPhD spent a chunk of time playing Minecraft (XBLA).

Time played: 43 mins

144 hours total

To see what other games I'm currently playing for research purposes (and fun), check out my Now Playing page on Gamespot or the current activity on my Raptr wall.

If you'd like to know about my videogame research, let me know. I do research on adaptation games (i.e., games adapted from novels or films) and mystery/detective games. I'm working on my own detective game now.

Also see: My Xbox profile | My Steam profile | My Playfire profile | My Gamespot profile

Or see my complete game collection on Gamespot.

If you share some similar interests, let me know.

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