Vitaliy wrote:
> William "Chops" Westfield wrote:
>   
>> (artistic license enters into it as well; someone
>> mentioned that the Sparkfun photos don't use the maximum depth of
>> field; I'll bet that's intentional; they ARE marketing photos rather
>> than pure technical photos.)
>>     
>
> Take a look at this photo:
>
> http://www.sparkfun.com/commerce/images/products/08473-04-L.jpg
>
> Would you say the fact that only the USB connector is in focus, is 
> intentional?
>
> In this view, the coin is mostly in focus, while most of the board isn't:
>
> http://www.sparkfun.com/commerce/images/products/08473-03-L.jpg
>
> The truth is, getting a good depth of field in this sort of photography is 
> not easy, and you really have to understand a thing or two about how cameras 
> work. We ended up shelling out several hundred bucks for a macro lens, so 
> the cables we were taking pictures of, would look sharp *and* be in focus.
>
> Vitaliy 
>
>   
I wouldn't be surprised if sparkfun added blur in post
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