#568 - Springdale, UT
This might not be the most interesting photo I have ever taken but it is one of my first shots using a new method: the Brenizer Method. On some occasions photographers want a very small portion of their image to be in focus. They can do two things to make this happen: they can adjust their f-stop (aperture) and/or zoom in. Both have the effect of narrowing the depth of field. This is particularly desired in portrait shots. You want the person's face in focus and the background all blurry. However, it is hard to get the same effect on a wide angle shot since that means no zoom.
Someone solved this problem (presumably a person name Brenizer) by merging a number of zoomed in images together to get the narrow focus effect on a wide angle shot. I have been experimenting with this and got it right on this shot below. It isn't the most interesting picture but now I feel like I can try this technique in more interesting ways.
Famous Post #16 - Daniel Kukla
This is part of a series a colleague pointed out to me. It was featured on the NYTimes lens blog (a must visit, click here) a few months ago. Daniel Kukla has some amazing work. Visit his website to see a number of his series, link here.
The above photo is my favorite one from the series "The Edge Effect." As a photographer, you are constantly thinking about light. I spent time hiking this summer and photographed the sunset often. When metering your photos you are struck by the difference in the amount of light to the east and west. This photo captures the difference is such an amazing way.
The photo below uses the same concept but is so different. The mirror seems to disappear in the rock. If you blur your eyes it even looks like a weird square rock.
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