p.2 #1 · Get off the low light, large aperature, high iso wagon...
Your theory won't work in my market. Folks around here want the shallow DOF look that has come to be give the feel of of a quality image. F11 belongs on a landscape image. No magic at F11. Point and shoots end up snaping at F11.
I want to see some work from this phantom studio in Greece you speak of. 20 in the business, they gotta have a website right?
p.2 #2 · Get off the low light, large aperature, high iso wagon...
I shoot at f/8 all the time. Same with f/11. Nothing wrong with it. If you're shooting headshots on a 135L/FF, f/8 is still going to get you slightly soft ears, so its not like one f/stop fits all situations. I can get quite shallow on my macro lens at f/8, and f/2.8 can be plenty of DOF at 24mm in many cases.....
I think the issue here is that my f/1.2 lens works perfectly well at f/16. However, an f/4 lens doesn't shoot very well at f/2. If lots of DOF works for you and your clients: more power to you... But there are VERY few markets internationally where one can be consistently successful without even the option of going shallow. I counsel young photographers to buy 2.8 or faster lenses because they give the most flexibility, not because they should shoot wide open 100% of the time.
p.2 #3 · Get off the low light, large aperature, high iso wagon...
All the more reason for me to NOT shoot like that. I'll take being "different", and booking the kind of clients I like because they aren't looking for the Master-Blaster-f/11-Flasher look.
But I'm glad your clients are happy, and you're doing the industry good. Just don't tell everyone they need to shoot like that
p.2 #13 · Get off the low light, large aperature, high iso wagon...
Can you link to some samples of the work produced.
It may be great but i would guess it is a basic set of images nothing high quality.
People make successful business all the time by creating a medium to low level product and finding that level of client in the market.
p.2 #14 · Get off the low light, large aperature, high iso wagon...
Mindless dogma is bad. Two factions go to war. Black and white. f2 isn't always great, f8 isn't always lol bad. Hard to imagine having to say that. f8 isn't a crime. Personally I rather like a ever shifting range of shades of gray sliding back and forth as needed all day, it's more interesting.
p.2 #15 · Get off the low light, large aperature, high iso wagon...
Gogos wrote:
It's the best for them and their clients BarnDog.
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I would use the word "enough" in place of "best." There are fine artists for a few, and Thomas Kinkade for the masses. I might not like it, but I've got to admit he makes more than me. It's about where your priorities are. And, honestly, depending on the circumstances, art may be so grander a priority than putting food on your family.
