I've moved from on from my dolls ;-)
I've shot tens of thousands of photos with my prior camera and lenses. Making this switch to a new camera and lens is proving to be more of an adjustment than I expected. Along with the attempt to shoot using a new style, I am challenging myself everyday to create.
Today's photo is an outdoor portrait, using a shallow depth of field (of which I am not a fan), my new camera, my new lens and back button focus. I may have tried too many new things at once while photographing an unwilling subject that I had to bribe with an offer of homemade chocolate chip cookies!
I prefer a depth of field that incorporates all of my subject's body in the field of focus, but I have seen so many portraits and headshots with shallow depths that I thought I was being a bit pithy. I have been playing around with apertures of 1.8 to 2.8 and I'm uncomfortable with them, but I haven't given up. Until I try a few hundred on a variety of subjects I won''t be able to truly articulate my preference intelligently. Until then, I shall continue to frustrate myself trying to adapt, strengthening skills and building my character along the way.
Best wishes!
Today's Photo: Strong Willed
"Let perseverance finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything." James 1:4
EXIF: Nikon D750
ISO 200
85mm
f1.8
1/350s
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