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Keep an Eye on Your Background
Sometimes it’s so easy to get caught up in taking a great shot that you forget about the
smaller details. Try to keep an eye on what is going on behind your subject so they don’t
end up with things popping out of their heads. You can also use a wide aperture to blur
the background, which will help eliminate distractions (Figure 4.20).
More Than Just a Pretty Face
Most people think of a portrait as a photo of someone’s face. Don’t ignore other aspects
of your subject that reflect their personality—hands, especially, can go a long way toward
describing someone (Figure 4.21).
Figure 4.20
The background in this image was very busy,
so I used a wide aperture to help blur it and keep the image
distraction-free.
ISO 100 • 1/125 sec. • f/2.8 • 50mm lens
Figure 4.21
A person’s hands can tell a story all on their own, just
like the hands of this potter in Vietnam.
ISO 800 • 1/40 sec. • f/5.6 • 70–200mm lens
