Wednesday, October 13, 2010

Depth of Field

Alex Crews
Photograph by Tom Atwood
In most senior portraits the senior is in focus. But for this picture Alex Crews, a baseball player in O'Fallon, Missouri, agreed to let the baseball be the star. The key for me was using a fast enough film speed and shutter speed to freeze the ball so you can see the stitches. The hardest part for Alex was to simultaneously smile and toss the ball--as close to the camera lens as possible without hitting it. Shutter: 1/500; Aperture: f/4.5; ISO: 800; Focal length: 18 mm.

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