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