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<blockquote data-quote="Horoscope Fish" data-source="post: 580285" data-attributes="member: 13090"><p><strong>Re: Assistance With New Lens(es) Search Required</strong></p><p></p><p></p><p>Well I'm pretty certain what you are seeing in that particular shot is a manufactured background; either generated in Photoshop or a drop used in the studio. It's possible it's naturally occurring but I'll bet you you a Dr. Pepper it's not. Good bokeh is not only a function of a good lens using a wide aperture but also of the distance between the subject and the background. As a general rule, I find I get good results when then the background is 10 times the distance between myself and the subject. For instance, if the subject is 8 feet in front of me, I want the background to be at least 80 feet behind the subject. This can't be done in the typical studio however. </p><p></p><p>For further reading on bokeh in general you might want to see this thread: <a href="http://nikonites.com/general-lenses/30788-how-important-bokeh-anyway.html" target="_blank">How Important is Bokeh, Anyway?</a></p><p></p><p><span style="color: #FFFFFF">.....</span></p><p></p><p>There are no "straight forward" answers for achieving shots like that and it's not simply a matter of attaching the right lens. Getting shots like that requires knowledge, skill and expertise behind the camera, in the studio and with post-processing. That being said, a large portion of what you are seeing in that shot was definitely accomplished with post-processing.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Horoscope Fish, post: 580285, member: 13090"] [b]Re: Assistance With New Lens(es) Search Required[/b] Well I'm pretty certain what you are seeing in that particular shot is a manufactured background; either generated in Photoshop or a drop used in the studio. It's possible it's naturally occurring but I'll bet you you a Dr. Pepper it's not. Good bokeh is not only a function of a good lens using a wide aperture but also of the distance between the subject and the background. As a general rule, I find I get good results when then the background is 10 times the distance between myself and the subject. For instance, if the subject is 8 feet in front of me, I want the background to be at least 80 feet behind the subject. This can't be done in the typical studio however. For further reading on bokeh in general you might want to see this thread: [url=http://nikonites.com/general-lenses/30788-how-important-bokeh-anyway.html]How Important is Bokeh, Anyway?[/url] [COLOR="#FFFFFF"].....[/COLOR] There are no "straight forward" answers for achieving shots like that and it's not simply a matter of attaching the right lens. Getting shots like that requires knowledge, skill and expertise behind the camera, in the studio and with post-processing. That being said, a large portion of what you are seeing in that shot was definitely accomplished with post-processing. [/QUOTE]
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