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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Mike D90" data-source="post: 259513" data-attributes="member: 17556">Aperture and DOF will depend on how you pose the group. If they are lined up within the same DOF plane, lined up evenly beside each other you should be able to shoot below f/8.  If they are staggered or in a line that the front person is closer and the last person is farther from camera then you will need aperture that allows enough DOF to keep them all in focus.If you want them all in sharp focus then use your DOF preview and get your aperture at what you need. Then move your background farther away from the group or move the group farther from the background, and it should blur out.You will likely need to use the wide angle lens for this shot if its several people side by side.The background will blur if it is far enough behind your subjects even at f/8.</blockquote>