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Task · part of 4. Demonstrate two terms with a camera: choose two of four

4(c). One subject at two different depths of field

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Demonstrates term 2(c). This is the option that depends most on your equipment: check that your camera or phone app actually lets you control aperture before you choose it.

Note. CHECK YOUR EQUIPMENT BEFORE CHOOSING THIS ONE. Photographing one subject at two clearly different depths of field needs control over aperture, and not every phone camera or app offers it in a way that produces a visible difference. It is the only option in requirement 4 that can be blocked by the device in your pocket. The other three need nothing but where you stand, where the light is, and how you frame it.

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  1. Photography Merit Badge Requirements (Merit Badge Hub, last modified 2026-07-22), Requirement 4(c)

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