shawnee_pedraza Posted November 17, 2008 Share Posted November 17, 2008 I'm doing a family of 5 portrait this Sunday. I've had issues with multiple subjects being fuzzy. Should I use anA setting of 8? or higher? Because the three kids are very young I won't have time to experiment. Also my shootis going to be outside...should be a perfect cloudy day... Any help would be great!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
henryp Posted November 17, 2008 Share Posted November 17, 2008 An aperture of f/8 or f/11 should give you adequate depth-of-field for a family of five. Accurate exposure has to be your #1 concern though. You should also plan to use a sturdy tripod, and a little -1 fill-flash will help, particularly on a cloudy day, by enhancing color saturation, contrast and specularity. Good luck.<p> --<br> Henry Posner<br> <b>B&H Photo-Video</b> Henry Posner B&H Photo-Video Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave_carleton Posted November 17, 2008 Share Posted November 17, 2008 F8 and be there! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
david_schilling___chicago_ Posted November 20, 2008 Share Posted November 20, 2008 f/8.0 should be fine but be sure that your subjects are positioned parallell along the plane of focus and not stacked deeply. Also be sure to use a shutter speed that is fast enough to skip the use of a tripod or you'll likely risk some movement blurr with one or more of the kids. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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