Selective focus
Added 2024-04-10 14:00:06 +0000 UTCOn this set of Krisowich, I felt I had shot too many series on the sofa, so I wanted a different look. I elected to shoot these with a Lomo Petzval 56mm with Bokeh Control, using a Mired Shift/Tilt adapter. The Lomo only comes with Canon and Nikon mounts, so I opted for the Shift/Tilt as I needed an adapter, knowing it would give me some added control over focus.
It’s a ƒ. 2.8 aperture, but with the shift/tilt, I can angle the plane of focus, keep it on the face, and allow the lower regions to be entirely out of focus. And I like the effect: it’s very provocative because of the pose, and then not really because of the extreme lack of focus.
I find it intriguing.
What are your feelings about shallow depth of field?
Not necessarily like this, but it's just shooting wide open?
Do you do it often, and what do you like/dislike about the look?
Comments
To be honest first thing I noticed was the out of focus bottom half. You and we know this was a choice but some who don't know might think it's a mistake but that aside for me personally it doesn't feel right would prefer whole body in focus. Been looking into tilt/shift lenses for me Canon R5 and it is interesting seeing what can be done with them.
Simon Bond Photography
2024-04-11 22:39:13 +0000 UTCI did shoot some with a normal lens but I didn’t think they worked well together.
Thomas
2024-04-10 19:43:59 +0000 UTCI think it's a bit cool to do... :-) I would have preferred some with this kind of selective focus and then normal ones too...
Brian Skovgaard
2024-04-10 17:20:14 +0000 UTC
