Very helpful, informative and enlightening discussion.

Dug E Pi wrote "IMO this may be a case of a trickster."

I tend to agree but i'm going to look into Portrait Peofessional 2022, just in case.

Thank you all for the input. A bit more detail. I shot no video only pictures. The event was a church service so no flash. I promised to deliver at least 30 images. I gave them 103, many of which were fully focused and sharp. I’ve produced successful videos for many years. I felt I needed to improve my stills for use in video. I have developed a look to my photography that I like. I have gained some information in following this particular group that has accelerated my photographic maturity. I’m not trying to compete in the photography market. Just trying to get better. One response in this group stated “ I should have taken all pictures in full focus”. I agree. Lesson learned. The original question was just for my vocabulary growth I guess. When talking to a client and discussing style, are there specific terms for bokeh(subject oriented images) as opposed to perfectly clear images…just curious.

I am a videographer with photography. I had a video client of mine request a set of photos of an event. They requested just general photos with little or no posing with intent to populate their website with new images. I took over 100 images of the 2 hour event. It was semi low light. I used my Sony a7iii with Sigma 24-75 1.4 lens and Sony a6500 with Sigma 56mm 1.4 lens. The photos came out fine or so I thought. The client questioned why some of the pictures were so blurry. The pictures were actually quite sharp but my style is to shoot subjects with a generous depth of field. The client didn’t understand the bokah. The client apparently expected full focus. First mistake, there was no discussion pryor to the shoot. Their contact person just called and asked me to come out. I had taken pictures for them before, that went into a video piece. They had seen my work. Secondly, I know the client is always right and its my fault to correct. My question is simple, I guess. Bokah, no bokah , plain…are their specific names for styles of shooting to clearly communicate to clients about expected results. I went with my style but could have easily gone to 8 or 11 to get what they expected.

I’m a videographer. I own 4 Sony mirrorless. 2 A6400’s for video only. A6500 and A7iii for photo/video. Travels easy and outstanding video production.

Maybe I don't need that high priced Sony lens like I thought I did. This thread will save me a lot of money.

I am about to put these suggestions to task. I need to learn the nuisances of the camera setup. Everything is controlled so, with your suggestions and input I should be able to master a consistent output. I'll post results to the group. Thank you.

Thank you all. Your input gives me great information to work with. Love this forum. :)

I'm photographing an item on a table (shoebox size) with white background. I'm using studio lights. I'd like to take a picture of what I see but comes out off white to grey unless I crank up the exposure. I can always fix in post with lightroom but I'm seeking advice from the experience in this group. How do you approach this basic situation. I'm shooting with a Sony A6400. I have a variety of lenses.