So this is my June post for the 2013 CM Blog Circle – half way already! How did that happen?! And also Part 2 of when the cousins came to stay. You can see part 1 here, where we were forced to be inside due to the ‘great’ British summer. When the rain FINALLY stopped this is what we went outside and did! 🙂
I deliberately chose a very shallow depth of field for these to use the wall as a leading line to really bring the focus onto Jamie. I shot all these at 2.8, remember the smaller the number the narrower your depth of field! This is often called shooting wide open (because your aperture is wide open) – the wider you go the more narrow the slice of focus is so you have to be really careful to focus just where you want to be. It’s not easy, but it’s worth persevering because the effects of the bokeh can be really stunning!
I taught Jamie a little bit about shallow depth of field, he taught me how to (and how not to!!) wear your cap to look super-cool! And did you know you never, repeat NEVER, take the sticker off! 😉
Thanks for looking, now follow the circle round to see how Dawne shot with a shallow depth of field this month!
These are wonderful Claire! My teens also tell me that the sticker NEVER is removed 😉 yet I still don’t understand it lol!
What a wonderful location! GREAT images!
Oh yeah- he definitely has cool down! Love these so much. Wonderful work and I love that alley as well as the color of his pants!
What a great wall and a super cool guy to photograph! These are wonderful examples of shallow depth of field!
Claire, these are awesome images of Jamie! Great use of leading lines and the shallow DOF really brings your eye right to his brooding expression and dramatic cheek structure. I think the third one is my favorite. Great job!
What a cool dude! Love them all!!
These are just awesome – he looks so cool! The shallow depth of field really lends to the moody feel of the images. I really like the third shot and the way they lines of the bricks lead to his eyes and then out of the frame. Great job!
I love the tones, processing, the mood, all of it. Nice job!
Gorgeous images Claire!! I love the leading line of the wall and the perfect slice of focus! Your tones in the color and BW conversions are beautiful as well. LOL about the sticker- that is always the first thing I want to remove.