Fun with deep focus

f11 all the way, everywhere in London. Deep focus in 2D makes us question our perception of depth.

I’m really enjoying the current zeitgeist, where many of us have moved on from the slick digital aesthetic of the past decade. Back then, auto-focus had to be lightning fast, sharpness and micro-contrast decided if a lens was worthy, and every scene needed to be shot at f/1.4 or faster.

The decade when deep focus = the product of cheap phone cameras and received no love.

But what happens when we embrace deep focus with intention?

And step into the brave world where the background needs to be unapologetically eye catching. And a photo is worth taking only when everything is meant to be in there.

Deep focus in two-dimension makes us question our perception of depth. Deep focus does not put your mind at ease.

Deep focus, instead of his kitsch pop surrealism, was the primary reason I love photographs by David LaChapelle.

Reshoot everything you had shot before on the streets, this time leaving the aperture at f11. It can be quite a revelation.