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Re: [OM] Portrait shot - need lens opinion

Subject: Re: [OM] Portrait shot - need lens opinion
From: Paul Braun <pbraun42@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 21 Oct 2015 09:03:12 -0500
OK, not THAT well-known.....


Paul Braun
Certified Music Junkie

"Music washes from the soul the dust of everyday life.". -- Berthold Auerbach

> On Oct 21, 2015, at 07:19, Rick Beckrich <rbeckrich@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> 
> 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.
>>> 
>>> --
>>> 
>>> 
>>> Paul Braun WD9GCO
>>> Certified Music Junkie
>>> 
>>> "Music washes from the soul the dust of everyday life." -- Berthold
>>> Auerbach
>>> 
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