Depth of Field in Cinematography

 

A still from Victorious(2011)
showing how deep is used to convey conflict

A still from henry danger (2017)showing
 how shallow is used to convey character

A still from Toy Story(2010) showing how
 soft is used to convey character

A still I created showing how
 deep is used to convey development

A still I created showing how
 soft is used to convey development.

A still I created showing how
 shallow is used to convey character

The main challenge I had while doing all three types of still shots was the deep depth of field shot. When I originally did my deep depth of field shot it took me 5 times to retake the pictures because I did not know if I had to take a picture with a regular background or a background that keeps goes into depth more about what is in the back of the objects that are meant to be the main focus in the shot. Once I realized how I was supposed to do it, I was still confused on how much the depth of field of the background had to be. Then, I figured I should make sure my background looked far from the objects that I made as the focus in the shot. Next, as I was creating my shallow depth of field shot it was not hard because I watched videos for my type of phone on how to blur the background and that made the process much easier. My only concern is if it does not matter how much I blur the background out. Finally, as I was creating my soft-focus shot, I had come to realize that it was not all about the colors of the shot, but about the way it looks which made it turn out to look like a soft shot. Also, I realized the more vaseline I put on my camera made the entire still shot come out to be blurred.