The effect of aperture on DOF (depth-of-field) is beautiful. A wider aperture results in a narrow or shallow DOF with the plain of focus distinct from the background (for details check out our previous article on aperture). Here are twenty amazing photographs with a beautiful DOF effect. Take your pick and if you like, share your own by uploading a picture through the comments section.

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Parabol Studio shared with us their project Perceptual Twist, an art gallery for a Single Stage Architectural Ideas Competition for the city of Maribor, Slovenia. More images and architect’s description after the break.

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At first glance, these vivid landscape images look they were taken by a professional photographer. Upon further investigation, you’d probably be shocked to find out that they are actually fabricated miniature dioramas made from simple household materials. Each scene in Albanese’s “Strange World” series took about one month to complete.

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Typography is one of the most difficult trends to tackle which is why it will remain fresh in 2010. With all the cries for usability, web designers are afraid of using new and different fonts. We realize that nowadays, knowledge in typography can be applied into various forms in almost all of media fields, including graphic design and the publishing world.

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Air CGI is an image production studio and animation company from Worcestershire, UK. They are experts in CGI image production, in which they can successfully bring together photography and CGI to produce some of the finest quality images, animations and campaigns, paying meticulous attention to detail and realism. Because of that they have big names in their list of clients including brands like Ford, Mercedes-Benz, Nissan, Volvo and others.

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