That was my first thought, too.
On Oct 21, 2015 2:25 AM, "Jez Cunningham" <jez@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> 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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> >
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> >
> > "Music washes from the soul the dust of everyday life." -- Berthold
> > Auerbach
> >
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