camera focus point and eyes

I love to focus on the eyes. There’s so much emotion and life in the eyes. If I’m photographing just one person I most often put my focus point on their eyes. I love the eyes. The life is in the eyes. Whether there are smiles, intense stares, tears, wonder, or fear….you can feel it in the eyes. So try placing your focus point on your subject’s eyes. You might be happy with what you see.

My manual settings for the image below:
ISO – 250
aperture – F4
shutter speed – 1/250 second
lens – canon 50mm 1.2
camera body – canon 5D mark II
focus point – his intense blue eyes

My manual settings for the image below:
ISO – 320
aperture – F 3.2
shutter speed – 1/160 second
lens – canon 50mm 1.2
camera body – canon 5D mark II
focus point – his eyes

My manual settings for the image below:
ISO – 200
aperture – F2.8
shutter speed – 1/1000 second
lens – canon 50mm 1.2
camera body – canon 5D mark II
focus point – his eyes

My manual settings for the image below:
ISO – 640
aperture – F 2.8
shutter speed – 1/160 second
lens – canon 50mm 1.2
camera body – canon 5D mark II
focus point – her bright eyes

1 Comments

  1. Iris on May 29, 2012 at 3:10 pm

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