Today’s Bacon | Steven Meert
Wednesday, March 11th, 2009
by Joe
When it comes to this picture: I had just bought a Canon 5D Mkii and wanted to see what sort of DOF it would get with the Canon 70-200mm f/2.8. As my daughter Janneke was the only one willing to pose I took a picture of her. I was very pleased with the DOF, which is quite shallow. I didn’t blur anything in post-processing.
I did tweak the colours and contrast but I suppose that’s fairly obvious. I brightened the eyes a bit as well. My wife thought I had done something with her lips as well but that wasn’t the case.
The thing I like most about this picture is the fact that it shows that Janneke has what we call “a lazy eye”. She has to wear a patch on her right eye to train her left eye on a daily basis.
I also - in a weird sort of way - like the dress she’s wearing: it’s dead uglybut Janneke and my elder daughter simply adores it.
You can see more of Steven’s Photos here. This is a great example of a portrait, the lighting, colors, and composition. Notice how the vignette draws the viewers eyes to the subject? Very Nice.
