Personally, I'm not a great fan of shooting a portrait wide open as the DOF is very often just too thin to if you're shooting somebody 3/4 on you can find that the side of their head can be out of focus. That said, it's easy enough ot shoot a couple at each aperture to be on the safe side.
Lie Cotty said, try and do as little of that in Photoshop, it just doesn't have the same look to it. Gareth -----Original Message----- From: William Robb [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, December 16, 2004 7:35 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Portraits wide open, or stop down one or two stops? ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mark Erickson" Subject: Portraits wide open, or stop down one or two stops? >A question about portrait technique. I've done some portrait work >recently > with my portrait lens (FA* 85mm F1.4) and I'm finding that I like > the > results better with the aperture set one or maybe two stops down > (i.e., at > F2 or maybe F2.8) as opposed to wide open. It seems like the > blurred > background is somehow _too_ blurry at F1.4. > > Anyone else care to share experiences and preferences in this area? Shoot at the aperture that best suits the picture. I find stopped down a bit is best. I like both eyes in focus. William Robb -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.296 / Virus Database: 265.5.4 - Release Date: 12/15/2004 -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.296 / Virus Database: 265.5.4 - Release Date: 12/15/2004
