Portrait Canon 85MM 1.2 Lens Bokeh

Canon 85MM 1.2 Portrait

I may be odd, but for me this image is as much about the out of focus

area as it is the subject. The way the extreme lack of sharpness in

the background draws attention to the subject is another matter.

I was about 5 feet away from the subject and the background was only a

few feet behind him. I shot in aperture priority with the lens wide

open for maximum background blur.

Comments, questions and critiques are encouraged. Ratings, I don't

care about.

Camera and flash setting details are as follows:

File Name

IMG_3441.JPG

Camera Model Name

Canon EOS 5D

Shooting Date/Time

11/12/2010 8:21:28 PM

Shooting Mode

Aperture-Priority AE

Tv( Shutter Speed )

1/60

Av( Aperture Value )

1.2

Metering Mode

Evaluative

Exposure Compensation

0

ISO Speed

100

Lens

85.0 mm

Focal Length

85.0 mm

Image Size

4368x2912

Image Quality

Fine

Flash

On

Flash Type

External E-TTL

Flash Exposure Compensation

-1

Shutter curtain sync

1st-curtain sync

White Balance

Flash

AF Mode

Manual Focus

Parameters

Contrast Normal

Color saturation Normal

Tone Curve Standard

Sharpness level 4

Color tone Normal

Brilliant image. And that is what you pay for. Heavily, in dollars. The out of focus background, created by the narrow depth of field around the face, is pure wide open heaven. This is my favourite type of shot. I shoot with much cheaper weapons, but 200mm at f2.8 does similar. It is however, hilarious how many people comment and say, "but, half this image is out of focus". I just smile, because they are so used to studio shots at smaller apertures, with wall to wall focus, and trying to explain, is a waste of time.

With this cam, you could easily have gone to ISO 400, or 800, increasing your speed, and making it easier to hold steady.

Superb.