Tessa
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Comment by tryingtostayinfocus:

Originally posted by PhotoInterest: The blurring of Tessa's face to highlight the glasses is really clever. But, I'll bet that you're taking some flack for this score wise by the "technical junkies" in here! LOL

You're not kidding! Well, at least 1 person actually got what I was going for. I suppose that means that I wasn't very successful. Yes, I do realise that shooting f1.8 will give very little depth of field and I enjoy playing with that - I obviously wasn't able to pull it off very well.

Tessa
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Comment by Yo_Spiff:
Watch that setting of F1.8, it has almost NO depth of field at that aperture and such a close range.

Tessa
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Comment by Bebe:
This is just a little too soft for my taste, although I like the lighting on the right side of the image.

Tessa
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Comment by Connor:
nice shot, like it

Tessa
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Comment by J-Me:
The blurring of Tessa's face to highlight the glasses is really clever. But, I'll bet that you're taking some flack for this score wise by the "technical junkies" in here! LOL

Tessa
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Comment by rlewis:
Out of focus, harsh lighting on her face

Tessa
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Comment by vtruan:
focus appears to be a bit too soft to me

Tessa
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Comment by Yo_Spiff:
Seems like a snapshot I'm afraid. The depth of field is very shallow, and the narrow range of focus does not seem to be where it needs to be. The lighting from the side is also blowing out a lot of detail on her cheek, while the rest of her face is in shadows. I don't know what your shot settings were, but I am guessing that a narrower f-stop and maybe a different direction for the lighting could have helped. Hard to know for sure without knowing details, however.

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Comment by LMA128:
the light on her cheek is a little distracting.

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Comment by Jutilda:
Love her glasses. A touch soft for my taste. :~)