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Message: <blockquote data-quote="eurotrash" data-source="post: 220789" data-attributes="member: 9237"><p>It's very possible a 1.8 or faster would be sharp on the nose/eyes and simply blow the subjects' ears OOF. I wouldn't go lower than f/4 personally unless I was certain that my DOF was ok at that aperture. This is also a very good reason to use backdrops. Besides, those lenses that are 1.8 - 1.4 are typically shorter in focal length than the generally accepted portrait range of 85mm-135mm. Though, I still cheat and use a 50 <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite7" alt=":p" title="Stick out tongue    :p" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":p" /></p></blockquote><p></p>