what is best f-stop for portraits and why
Jun 26, 2017 14:08:03 #
Either way, the result is unpredictable--a soft focus filter is predictable. Or try a piece of gauze over the lens (with or without a round hole in the center). An old story says Tallulah Bankhead saw a movie cameraman putting gauze over the lens for her scene for a soft, youthful impression, and she asked him if he had a piece of linoleum.
Jun 26, 2017 14:59:07 #
folkus wrote:
I take a lot of photos of people and am wondering if for individual people - from a depth of field point of view there is an ideal f stop to use as a starting point. Thanks so much for your helpful replies.
They are all the best at times, it all depends on your lighting, DOF, but mostly on your intend!! One thing that should always be in focus are the eyes, how far you want the DOF go behind that, depends entirely on you and how you want to "present" your subject!
Jun 26, 2017 15:04:49 #
Jun 27, 2017 09:31:48 #
folkus wrote:
I take a lot of photos of people and am wondering if for individual people - from a depth of field point of view there is an ideal f stop to use as a starting point. Thanks so much for your helpful replies.
I forgot one very important item. I alluded to it in my previous reply, but aperture and shutter speed make the journey hand in hand. Outdoors, conditions are constantly changing. Both work together to create the desired effect. In the studio, since I have run my tests, I'll try f/11, 1/60 for starters.
As a youngster in grade school, I was taking pictures at a time when Kodak Brownie and Hawkeye were household names, and the cameras had a little switch at the bottom to change aperture to meet the conditions outside. The shutter was set at 1/30, but you could change the aperture. Those were the days when you could go broke buying film and flash bulbs!
Jun 27, 2017 10:22:51 #
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