Fetish

[thelight]

Is it me only... Have this fetish for big apertures.
Am I the only sucker or do you share the same fetish?
My thoughts are that the bigger the better but I'm sure some of you may disagree.

 

[Rashkae]

Right aperture for the right job. DOF matters.

 

[wdEvA]

I believe anyone entering the photography hobby and being exposed to thin dof, will have some sort of fetish over it. :bsmilie::bsmilie:
but as they shoot more and realize what they need / want to achieve, they will choose the right aperture for the picture

 

[An drew]

Yeah, I am sure you are the only one who has such a fetish. Everyone else here looks for smaller lenses with tiny apertures.
Ok lah, truly your "fetish" is a very common condition.

 

[Octarine]

Is it me only... Have this fetish for big apertures.
Am I the only sucker or do you share the same fetish?
My thoughts are that the bigger the better but I'm sure some of you may disagree.

Typical human 'focus error' :bsmilie:
Aperture is a tool, not the purpose.

 

[willdoang]

I believe anyone entering the photography hobby and being exposed to thin dof, will have some sort of fetish over it. :bsmilie::bsmilie:
but as they shoot more and realize what they need / want to achieve, they will choose the right aperture for the picture

:thumbsup: so true :bsmilie:

 

[framemylife]

Can understand the fetish, in fact I suspect the bokeh effect us what possesss many to buy a dslr in the first place! But as mentioned earlier, the right aperture is needed for the right photo. I do find myself using larger apertures whenever possible for subject isolation though.

 

[thelight]

Haha. Thank you guys. Comforting to know I not that all alone. Probably the reason why 'large' is good for me is I have not learnt the art of flash photography and needed that extra 'light'. Mostly take my pics in dim light.
I will try to seek professional help to wean off my fetish meanwhile.
Cheers.

 

[sinned79]

For protraits - i like to shoot at bigger apertures but not wide open. I like to isolate my subjects in portrait shots most of the time. Usually f2 or f2.8 cos i know i do not have the skills yet to control my DOF that well. If shot at wide open, DOF is very shallow and OOF may occurs if i did not handled properly.

For general landscape - i usually shoot from f5.6-f11 depending on scenarios and condition.

For street shoots - i will usually shoot from f2.8 - f4. I dun want too much isolation here.

 

[thelight]

For protraits - i like to shoot at bigger apertures but not wide open. I like to isolate my subjects in portrait shots most of the time. Usually f2 or f2.8 cos i know i do not have the skills yet to control my DOF that well. If shot at wide open, DOF is very shallow and OOF may occurs if i did not handled properly.

For general landscape - i usually shoot from f5.6-f11 depending on scenarios and condition.

For street shoots - i will usually shoot from f2.8 - f4. I dun want too much isolation here.

Yes I agree. I usually stop down 2-3 stops. Read that it'll produce best results.
Btw, enjoy your work sinned.
Thanx.

 

[sinned79]

Btw, enjoy your work sinned.
Thanx.

Thanks too!