Creative photography

[andrewinCT]

howzit.
so, ive finally mastered the shot where you have something IN focus in the foreground, and yet, the background is out of focus; looks cool. now, can i get the same shot, with the focus reversed? ie. the object up close to be blurred, and the object in the background to be in focus? im close: have been messing around with area focus, and diff. apertures (though my camera only allows up to f9 i think), but i cant get it just right. i have a fuji s5500.
so, any advice from the digicam gurus?
thanks
andrew

[Mike54]

Hi Andrew,

I'd open my aperture up (say f/2.8 ) and, since your camera allows the option, use either manual focus or single point AF so the cam doesn't try to adjust for the nearer object (area focus).

[ShutterbugGail]

Hi Andrew,

In additon to aperture, other things affect depth of field, such a zoom length and distance the subject is from the background.

You can find some info about it here:

http://www.digicamhelp.com/taking-pictures/depth-of-field.htm

[Deb]

Don't forget to focus on that distant object, not the nearer one, if you want the foreground soft and the distant object sharp when using that wide open aperture.