Depth Of Field

After my softball practice at some of the local fields in my area the sun started to set creating a beautiful background. I didn’t just want to take a picture of the sky like most other people so I decided to add what I was doing at that point in time, a softball. So I just lined up the ball with the plate and the sunset in the back to make it look pretty. In order to take this picture as well as I did I had to use the things I learned in class. I used a close depth of field to make the background blurry to make the ball pop. I had also used close and far because it has something in the foreground(the ball) and in the background(the sunset) that are equally as interesting to look at. I choose to incorporate softball into this project because it was something that was very easy for me to do but it also shows that softball is a big part of my life because if you look at the ball compared to the background, it is much bigger. It shows that in my world that softball is very important to me and that it is a big part of my life. While I do think that this is a good picture I do feel that I could have done some things better like having a better plate to help make the ball stick out more. Or maybe have a ball with better seems to help it stand out more. I also felt that the ball could have possible been in a little better focus. So next time I can try to make the ball a little clearer. And while I do feel that I could have done things better I felt that I had really good lighting for this photo.