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The Natural Light Portrait Book
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The Natural Light Portrait Book

by Scott Kelby
November 2019
Beginner to intermediate
208 pages
4h 42m
English
Rocky Nook
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How to Focus for Sharp Portraits

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When we’re shooting with lenses that are at f/2.8 or above, we have a very simple routine for ensuring super-sharp portraits. You start by looking through your viewfinder, and then you aim the center dot and position it right over your subject’s eye (as seen above left). Then, press the shutter button on your camera halfway down to lock your focus on your subject’s eye. Now that you know your subject’s eyes will be in focus (which is the most critical thing to be in sharp focus in a portrait), while still holding that shutter button halfway down, you can recompose the shot, putting the subject right where you want ...

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ISBN: 9781681984261