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aero
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Hi All,
I've been shooting for about 3 years now - my background was fine art and design, but I've really enjoyed shooting photos as a primary means of expression.
In a nutshell, I *like* blurred, soft, out of focus abstract images. Here's the thing - I have a Canon 1ds MIII that has mostly been used for super clear, in focus shots for fashion and product work (which I no longer do). I want to utilize my investment to produce my fine art preferences and am looking for a lens that will produce really soft images. I tend to go almost completely out-of-focus and shoot in dark, colored (red, blue, yellow) light (f1.2) to achieve the effects I like.
It seems like my camera and lenses (50mm 1.2: 50mm is my preferred lens) conspire against me. I tend to get a lot of stair-stepping in my digital images, especially with the gradations of red. I also can't get the "soft out-of-focus" look when shooting objects at certain distances when my 50mm is in it's focus zone.
I know this can be done in Photoshop - but I really want this to be in-camera. Real-Imaginary, if you get my meaning
Sharpness me damned, do I want 100% bokeh?
Is it a soft filter I need? A different 50mm lens? Am I just trying to make my camera's sensor do more (er, less) than it was designed to do?
Any assistance appreciated!
All the best,
-Dan
Los Altos, CA.
I've been shooting for about 3 years now - my background was fine art and design, but I've really enjoyed shooting photos as a primary means of expression.
In a nutshell, I *like* blurred, soft, out of focus abstract images. Here's the thing - I have a Canon 1ds MIII that has mostly been used for super clear, in focus shots for fashion and product work (which I no longer do). I want to utilize my investment to produce my fine art preferences and am looking for a lens that will produce really soft images. I tend to go almost completely out-of-focus and shoot in dark, colored (red, blue, yellow) light (f1.2) to achieve the effects I like.
It seems like my camera and lenses (50mm 1.2: 50mm is my preferred lens) conspire against me. I tend to get a lot of stair-stepping in my digital images, especially with the gradations of red. I also can't get the "soft out-of-focus" look when shooting objects at certain distances when my 50mm is in it's focus zone.
I know this can be done in Photoshop - but I really want this to be in-camera. Real-Imaginary, if you get my meaning
Sharpness me damned, do I want 100% bokeh?
Is it a soft filter I need? A different 50mm lens? Am I just trying to make my camera's sensor do more (er, less) than it was designed to do?
Any assistance appreciated!
All the best,
-Dan
Los Altos, CA.