AJHill
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Hey guys, I've got a few questions on automotive photography. Any answers would be greatly appreciated!
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8446/7830557334_54a08b52a6_c.jpg
In this photo, I'm just wondering what it is that makes this photo the way it is. It's the DOF that I'm specifically interested in. The way the background is blurred while the entire length of the car is still in focus. When I try to capture an image with either my 35mm 1.8 or my 50mm 1.8, I can seem to reproduce this effect while fitting the entire car into the shot. I can do a front fender, but when I move further away to fit the entire car in, I have to readjust my focus, and in turn the bacground comes back into focus.
Is it solely the fact that my D7000 is not a full frame camera? (And this picture was taken with a D700, which is full frame.)
Or is a lot of this dependent on the actual lens itself. I understand that I'm trying to reproduce a shot originally taken with an 85mm 1.4, and both of my lenses are 1.8s.
If it is the lens, does the focal length of the lens have any sort of effect on focusing on large, far away objects? Or could this be reproduced with a 35mm 1.4?
Here are some more similar shots (The first two are both also coincidentally taken with an 85mm 1.4):
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8216/8313012414_b0213c4bcc_c.jpg
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8058/8221259736_ea49eab0c9_c.jpg
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8459/8058272896_86f9002a2b_c.jpg
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8030/8070952313_970200d7b7_c.jpg
Thanks in advance, guys!
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http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8446/7830557334_54a08b52a6_c.jpg
In this photo, I'm just wondering what it is that makes this photo the way it is. It's the DOF that I'm specifically interested in. The way the background is blurred while the entire length of the car is still in focus. When I try to capture an image with either my 35mm 1.8 or my 50mm 1.8, I can seem to reproduce this effect while fitting the entire car into the shot. I can do a front fender, but when I move further away to fit the entire car in, I have to readjust my focus, and in turn the bacground comes back into focus.
Is it solely the fact that my D7000 is not a full frame camera? (And this picture was taken with a D700, which is full frame.)
Or is a lot of this dependent on the actual lens itself. I understand that I'm trying to reproduce a shot originally taken with an 85mm 1.4, and both of my lenses are 1.8s.
If it is the lens, does the focal length of the lens have any sort of effect on focusing on large, far away objects? Or could this be reproduced with a 35mm 1.4?
Here are some more similar shots (The first two are both also coincidentally taken with an 85mm 1.4):
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8216/8313012414_b0213c4bcc_c.jpg
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8058/8221259736_ea49eab0c9_c.jpg
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8459/8058272896_86f9002a2b_c.jpg
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8030/8070952313_970200d7b7_c.jpg
Thanks in advance, guys!
Note: TPF FAQs prohibit the posting of images to which a person does not hold either permission or copyright. We have edited this post leaving LINKS to the images from their original location.
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