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RE: Paris with Sigma Art 50mm lens - Please check disclaimer if sensitive.

in #photography7 years ago

I think its a hang up from years ago when I first began taking photos. Like so many others I got a cheap 50 1.8 and shot everything wide open. After a while I started to feel like that was cheating so I made an effort to upskill and learn more about composition, lighting, processing etc. I do still love some nice bokeh but I try to make sure its not the sole appeal of a shot, if that makes sense.

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It makes a lot of sense :) Still, Bokeh is a great tool. Urban environments are often quite messy and you don't always have a good shot.

Yep absolutely, it has its place with a lot of styles. I mostly shoot portraits and to be honest its a pretty easy win to jump down to f1.4 and get a decent shot. I can definitely appreciate some nice subject isolation. I guess I just felt like when I was shooting like that my own shots were a bit of a one trick pony. I'll still shoot shallow depth of field these days but I'm just aware of having other appealing elements in the the shots too. I remember somebody telling me when looking at a shot you like with very shallow depth of field, if it wouldnt have been a good shot without the shallow depth of field then its being misused. I think that kind of stuck with me.