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Originally Posted by Lee Shively F/5.6 @ 1/1000. Bracket a couple of shots opening to f/4. That's making a lot of assumptions since it also depends on subject matter, subject movement, depth of field desired, type of lens in use and a few other points I forget at the time. |
I like this setup if the subject is a person who is sitting/standing reasonably still, as I prefer shallow depth of field for portraits, particularly those taken outside.
A part-time pro photographer told me that for DOF margin of error, f/8 is normally the preferred aperture setting for portraits (he does a bunch of them, and some weddings yearly), but if I can focus properly I like it wider open.
I've shown a few people sample shots with shallow DOF, and they seem to think it's either a Photoshop manipulation or some kind of magic limited to my camera(s) - apparently aperture priority isn't a popular setting on the more automated cameras these days (at least not so the general population is aware of it).