On Oct 17, 2007, at 10:46 AM, Cotty wrote: >> Shooting with either at f/2.8 or larger lens openings creates >> unsharpness in the foreground (at the nose) of a H&S portrait, which >> is distracting and looks bad. > > Godders Godders Godders.... > > > Selective focus portraiture has been in vogue here in Europe for > several > years, almost passe now. The latest fashion seems to be shooting sharp > and blurring in PS in areas that would have been impossible to do at > shooting stage. From landscapes to product shots - they're all at it. > > I don't do that but I do like minimal DOF in a portrait. > > <http://www.cottysnaps.com/snaps/portraits/images/pic26.html> > > <http://www.cottysnaps.com/snaps/portraits/images/pic31.html> > > Regarding style and fashion, I realise that cutting edge European > trends > take a while to filter across the pond ;-)))
Neither of these are formal H&S portraiture ... Besides, his nose is blurry. ;-) G -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
