Asian Photography — November 2017

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weddings in India. Using shallow depth
of fi eld has been spoken about in this
article before this so we won’t go into
that. Now let’s see when you should
gradually move towards deeper depth of
fi eld. If the background has interesting
characters that can help you tell a story

• for example the parents of the bride

and groom are characters who play

a major role in most of your wedding

photographs, but you still want the bride

and groom to be the center of attention.

A much fuller depth is needed when

taking wide shots of the environment, of

people eating or dancing etc to establish

the premise. Group photographs also

require a deeper depth of fi eld.

Prime lenses have better qualities of

bokehs if you are looking for a shallow

depth of fi eld. This is because of the

longer focal length, wider aperture and

the closer the distance of focussing,

WHICH produces narrow depth of fi eld

compared to zoom lenses. The Nikon

AF-S NIKKOR 105mm f/1.4E ED, Canon

EF 85mm f/1.2L II USM and Nikon

70-200mm f/2.8G AF-S VR II Nikkor

ED-IF are widely used by wedding

photographers. If you are looking for

a cheaper and more cost effective

alternative then the 50mm 1.8 lenses by

Canon, Nikon or even third party lenses

can be a good choice.

We hope this article enlightens you

and gives you a better understanding

of depth of fi eld and its importance in

wedding photography. Experiment with

varying amounts of depth of fi eld and

see how your image changes. Use depth

of fi eld in your day to day life and let us

know what you feel is the best way to

shoot!

Photo:

sourodiP Ghosh

Photo:

sourodiP Ghosh

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