Compositional differences

Yesterday I posted a photo along with my talk about the exciting new photography tag here on Steemit called #photofeed, and I mentioned that I would be making another post to show the difference between the composite image I made and an individual image taken with the same lens, so here it is!

*Note, if you haven't checked out @cryptoctopus' new photography tag project #photofeed go take a look at the @photofeed account right now and get into it!

I personally think that the image above is solid, I would (and did) deliver that image to a paying client. It was taken with a Nikon D3S camera and Nikkor 85mm f1.8G lens. I have since upgraded to the mythical Nikkor 85mm f1.4G but to be honest the 1.8 also does an incredible job (and at roughly 1/3 of the price!).

So now let's take another look at the composited image:

This image was created by taking about 12 photos from one spot using that exact same camera, lens, and exposure combo, and then stitching the photos together using Adobe Photoshop.

So why take the time to do something like this?

Well as you can see, the images are quite strikingly different in regards to depth of field, composition and image area. The fact is that if you want an image that has this type of look, it's either a digital composition, or an analogue photo shot on large format camera and film. I don't have a large format camera (yet) so for now if I want that ultra shallow depth of field and huge image area look, I have to go with the composition.

Plus it's just fun to experiment with and see what results you can get.

Personally I like both of these images equally, each has it's place in my opinion, but realistically the composited image is the type of thing that you will make maybe one or two of if you are shooting a wedding. It's not feasible or realistic to try and make this type of image for most shots, so it is more of a specialty thing. So which do you prefer Steemians?

As a bonus, here are a few other images taken during this shoot. Some with a 35mm lens, some with a 58mm lens, and some with that same 85.

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You can also see our professional photography work if you want to by heading over to our website dallaskphoto.com and dallaskolotylo.com.

Thanks for reading!

Dexter