Can I get a shallow DOF shot without an adapter?

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Denialorcoped

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I was thinking maybe if I have an object in front of a green screen and when I bring it into my editing software have it the green screen object sharp, and layer it over a blurred background to imitate a shallow DOF.

Maybe there's an easier way?
 
Yeah, that would absolutely work in some situations. Just remember that real dof is not layered, it's a gradual thing. I'm thinking about situations where an object stretches into the background and need to be gradually blurred to and from your focus point.
 
Back up, zoom all the way in, open your iris all the way up or a stop or so from all the way open.
Always works outdoors. Or if you are shooting in an abandoned warehouse or something, heh heh.
 
+1 to using a long throw. It's either that, or the layered background... but with the "sandwiched" shot, use the same focal length, or else it'll look weird in a way that no one can quite put their finger on... so if you're in a tight space, and you're shooting at a wide angle, make sure you shoot your out of focus background plates at the same field of view.
 
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