The Pope is going to sit for you?!
On 21/10/2015, Paul Braun <pbraun42@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> This weekend I'm going to try and get a photo of a well-known someone at
> an event, but I have a specific shot in mind.
>
> The person wears a very special ring, and I want the portrait to make
> the ring the main subject. I'm thinking of having him seated, elbows on
> a table, forearms up and hands crossed over each other, with the ring
> finger on top. However, I still want his face in the photo, but the
> point of focus is the hands/ring, with the face somewhat out of focus,
> just enough to tell who he is and to add some context to the ring.
>
> I'm thinking I need a wide aperture to get the necessary DoF control,
> which leaves me with the Panny 20/1.7 or toughing it out old-school with
> the OM 50/1.2 on the adapter.
>
> I am going to try and experiment tomorrow if I have time, but meanwhile
> I look towards the collective wisdom.
>
> Oh - this shot may or may not be with flash - depending on what room I
> get to use. If flash, will probably be the FL-600r with the Fong salad
> bowl on a bracket, set for fill.
>
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>
> Paul Braun WD9GCO
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>
> "Music washes from the soul the dust of everyday life." -- Berthold
> Auerbach
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