How I Shot That - Bokeh in the Fall
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Sony has been growing their lens selection to include some impressive glass. One particular lens is the 85mm f1.8 seems to perform above its class. That means it is relatively affordable, but at first had some people thinking photos that came from it were like that of a Zeiss build of glass.
This is what I love about this lens, besides how cheap it was, it wasn't very heavy (for me) to carry around. And in spite of some of the photos describing how big it was, it didn't feel that big in my hands... it felt just right.
I rent this lens for a family photo shoot, but I needed to get a feel for the lens. I went out to one of the parks with access to wild life and a variety of shooting options. It was fall, with a beautiful collection of fall colors breaking out all over the place.
Now, I'll let you in on a secret of mine... I have some color blindness. But it is selective with trouble between some reds and greens. You will find other incredible photographers out there with color blindness as well (probably most well know is Trey Ratcliff). So, when I can see how awesome some color combinations are, I'm sure it is going to look amazing. At least that is what I'm told... lol!
Being an 85mm lens with a 1.8 f-stop available to it, you can achieve an incredibly thin field of focus. On top of thin focus, you can gain some silky smooth backgrounds. With a marsh and fall weather, I knew I could get some greens, reds, blues, yellows.
So this was a plant that lost all of the pedals and just had a ball of its center left. I was near the water where some sun had peaked out. That made me in shade, this plant in light, and a mix of light and shade behind it. This makes use of one of the greatest assets of a mirror less camera, the electronic viewfinder. It helped me see the effect I was going for all the easier.
That electronic viewfinder also helps because people can't focus this way, and it helped me nail the focus on the ball. It also helped me realize if I missed my intention, I could go right to the next shot. No wasting time.
When I first placed this on some of my media pages, people came up to tell me how neat it was. People also told me about how some colors were amazing (you know, the ones I didn't even know were there)!
But that is what makes the feedback so amazing. You not only get confirmation about what you intended to do... but you get to understand the view of other people around you, too.
This is what I love about this lens, besides how cheap it was, it wasn't very heavy (for me) to carry around. And in spite of some of the photos describing how big it was, it didn't feel that big in my hands... it felt just right.
I rent this lens for a family photo shoot, but I needed to get a feel for the lens. I went out to one of the parks with access to wild life and a variety of shooting options. It was fall, with a beautiful collection of fall colors breaking out all over the place.
Now, I'll let you in on a secret of mine... I have some color blindness. But it is selective with trouble between some reds and greens. You will find other incredible photographers out there with color blindness as well (probably most well know is Trey Ratcliff). So, when I can see how awesome some color combinations are, I'm sure it is going to look amazing. At least that is what I'm told... lol!
Being an 85mm lens with a 1.8 f-stop available to it, you can achieve an incredibly thin field of focus. On top of thin focus, you can gain some silky smooth backgrounds. With a marsh and fall weather, I knew I could get some greens, reds, blues, yellows.
So this was a plant that lost all of the pedals and just had a ball of its center left. I was near the water where some sun had peaked out. That made me in shade, this plant in light, and a mix of light and shade behind it. This makes use of one of the greatest assets of a mirror less camera, the electronic viewfinder. It helped me see the effect I was going for all the easier.
That electronic viewfinder also helps because people can't focus this way, and it helped me nail the focus on the ball. It also helped me realize if I missed my intention, I could go right to the next shot. No wasting time.
When I first placed this on some of my media pages, people came up to tell me how neat it was. People also told me about how some colors were amazing (you know, the ones I didn't even know were there)!
But that is what makes the feedback so amazing. You not only get confirmation about what you intended to do... but you get to understand the view of other people around you, too.
