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Originally Posted by NoWhErE
What I do love though, is the effect of having your subject in focus and having the background all blury.
Could you explain to me what setups I would need to produce this type of look for photo and video?
I'm assuming I need somewhat of a telephoto lense... but I'm not sure about the whole matter
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What you're talking about is called "depth of field" - it's mainly affected by the aperture you use.
You get that effect by having the lens wide open (high f-stop number, small aperture size). If you set your camera to use a large aperture (f/32) you'll get a very high depth of field and almost everything will apear sharp and in focus. You'll also need WAY more light, as the aperture will let almost no light trough.
You can adjust those setting on any semi-pro camera (digital SLR) and also on some camcorders (at least I can on my FX1). The range of f-stops you can set depends on the lens you use - the better the lens, the higher the range.
If you want some in-depth knowledge, there is a
great article in Wikipedia you can use for a start.
Hope this helps