PhotoPlus_Issue_128_July_2017

TheApprentice
Top gear #2
Full-frame DSLRs
“The EOS 5D Mark
III is fantastic for
portraiture,” says
Nina: “It’s full-frame,
which helps with beautiful background blur when
I use my telephotos lenses wide open; the image
quality is great, with lovely natural colours; and I
have no trouble with noise, even when shooting at
high ISO settings. I carry two bodies in case my
main camera fails me – it hasn’t yet!”
Autofocus mode
“I prefer to use the AI Servo AF mode
as my family subjects are always moving
around, so use I this focus tracking
method for a better hit rate. I set
back-button focus, then constantly hold
down the (AF-On) button so my camera
is continuously adjusting the focus for
sharp shots,” says Nina.
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#2
Paul’s comment
The little girl
was quite shy
so we got her to pick
flowers and she was
much happier. The
shade under the tree has created a lovely
diffused light. The flowers add some
lovely colour to both the foreground and
background, as well as adding depth,
without distracting the eye from our
pretty little subject. I shot this at 150mm,
so knelt down from afar to include some
of the surroundings, and, at f/4, it’s
blurred the background artistically.
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SHOT
#3
Paul’s comment
With the kids
happy, we
brought in mum and dad
for a group shot. We got
them to squeeze in nice
and close, and Nina engaged with them
brilliantly so they have great expressions.
The only thing I’d want to improve on is
the position of the little boy with his body
covered by a flower in the foreground,
but I still think it’s a great shot.
Lens
Exposure
Canon EF 135mm f/2L USM
1/500 sec, f/2.8, ISO400
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