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what is best f-stop for portraits and why
Jun 25, 2017 10:37:32 #
If camera has an EVF, then use 100 or less ISO, shutter to appropriate lens length, and adjust f stop to desired DOF, sharpness, color and exposure. See what can be done with an EVF😜. Actually, an LCD can be used also.
Jun 25, 2017 10:45:15 #
joer wrote:
In addition to what has already been said you may want a different look for a woman vs a man. No one setting will cover it all. Do what looks good to you and don't fret over it.
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Jun 25, 2017 11:02:58 #
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Jun 25, 2017 11:38:00 #
I think a lot depends upon the background. If in a studio no big concern. If out of doors is the background important to the image or not. Is the person 90% or more of the photo. To me I try to blur most of the background so I will shoot wide open.
Jun 25, 2017 12:11:51 #
Jun 25, 2017 12:36:13 #
Fotoartist wrote:
I shoot almost everything with the most depth of field and sharpness I can get away with to acquire the most information. Then in Photoshop or post production I soften or fade the background or depth of field to my liking.
Very nice photo thanks for sharing.
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Jun 25, 2017 14:24:30 #
folkus wrote:
I was particularly thinking headshot only, single person, 3/4 angle, sunlight sufficient to not affect f-stop choice
Outdoors I always start wide open (with the lowest f-stop number to cause the background to defocus and
avoid distraction from the subject, like trees growing out of a head. >Alan
Jun 25, 2017 15:13:22 #
Jun 25, 2017 15:55:13 #
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.
That might depend on the specific lens.
Jun 25, 2017 16:16:25 #
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Jun 25, 2017 18:05:35 #
Fotoartist wrote:
I shoot almost everything with the most depth of field and sharpness I can get away with to acquire the most information. Then in Photoshop or post production I soften or fade the background or depth of field to my liking.
Lovely portrait BTW. Of course if you can introduce softness artificially, which you easily can in the digital age, you are retouching, which takes time and skill. This also introduces a bit of artificiality at times, which is noticeable to the practiced eye. In the film age it was much more difficult, and the people who were able to successfully manipulate Nature were skilled artists. I usually worked with guys who used big view cameras and had to get it right the first time. I was always curious about their craft, and learned a lot from them.
Jun 25, 2017 18:46:28 #
I came up and learned thru the tail-end of the era of film, wet darkroom, and airbrush retouching. Got pretty good at it but now I'm digitally shooting, printing, and Photoshopping. Adapt or die.
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Jun 25, 2017 22:03:35 #
fetzler wrote:
I would say some where between f 1 and f 64. Iust depends
This not just aimed at you, but it baffles me that when someone has absolutely nothing to contribute, why they don't just avoid posting altogether.
That includes "It depends." Spare us from your imagined humorous and useless comments.
Jun 25, 2017 22:57:50 #
aellman wrote:
This not just aimed at you, but it baffles me that when someone has absolutely nothing to contribute, why they don't just avoid posting altogether.
That includes "It depends." Spare us from your imagined humorous and useless comments.
That includes "It depends." Spare us from your imagined humorous and useless comments.
Oh, come on! In photography, "it [quite often] depends." Everything is relative to circumstances, wants, taste, and needs. The only absolutes are the laws of physics.
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