Regarding the first shot. You obviously were in a studio or had her stand in front of a whit wall. In this case, why use such a small apeture? Go for the sweat spot of the lens, f/8 and take a shot with max sharpness and her whole fact in focus. The opposite is true when a person is far away from the background, in which case you go for the bohken and use f/2. But, then you need to have both eyes in the focal plane, either that or stop down to f/4 or f/5.6.
Yeah, the DOF is good, but a little short. Then again, if the DOF extended to her left eye, the neck would be sharp as well and separate from the hair more... or something like that...
Seems the center of focus is on her right cheek...
Lighting is good, pose is good, model is great...
I've gotta ask. Is she the same face that shows up in some of Simon Johnson's camera reviews in the sample photos section on Phil Askey's Digital Photography Review? If she isn't the same person, she could pass for a twin. I've always enjoyed seeing her candids in that portion of Johnson's reviews.
Thank you all for taking the time to comment. I do agree with the DOF being a bit shallow, but this was due to the photo being taken in a window with natural light coming from the right, a large sheet of paper behind and a reflector to the left. The light at the time was getting dim and the sky was overcast so I had to stop down (dont like using high ISO too much). I may retake this photo on a brighter day at say f5.6 -f8 to try and get all her face in focus.
Once again thank you for commenting.
No not the same girl from Simon Johnson's camera reviews. Can someone send a link of her so i can see
