50mm | f1.2 | 1/4000 | iso250
October 25, 2014: It was the first day I had strapped a 50mm 1.2L Canon lens on. I rented it for a photoshoot I had that day. While still in my possession, I decided to try it out on my family members. We went up the street and found a quiet spot…with autumn dressed trees all around us. I loved that impromptu photo session…but this image motivated me to find a way to make sure that lens was in my own camera bag. It is still one of my very favorites.
a few more from that day SOOC (straight out of camera) with the exception of a bit of cropping…
50mm | f2.8 | 1/640 | iso250
50 mm | f1.2 | 1/4000 | iso250
50mm | f1/2 | 1/4000 | iso250
I loved the above image of Ellie…the hair is so soft…and the depth of field so shallow…the brim of the hat soft. I loved her expression. The drawback of shooting that shallow is that her nose is in perfect focus…but her eyes aren’t. Generally, if your subject is looking at the camera…it is best to have their eyes in focus. (oops!)
But…once I moved back a bit (moved myself back because it is a prime lens) we nailed the focus on quite a few. The details above were the same (f1.2 | 1/4000, etc…) for the next image, but moving back changed the depth of field significantly.
50mm | f2.8 | 1/640 | iso250
This one will always be a favorite for me…it captured each of their personalities pretty perfectly. 🙂 🙂 🙂
Remember…those are all SOOC (with the exception of that first one…I am not sure about that). I wanted to show what the lens actually does…without any Photoshop or Lightroom treatment on them.