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Old 02-07-2010, 02:09 PM  
dyna mo
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Originally Posted by DeanCapture View Post
With all due respect, using DOF is not "showing off". Using DOF is taking control of your work and using that tool to tell your story. If you don't like looking at pictures with parts shot out of focus - that's one thing. But to say that people who use DOF only use it to "show off" - well, that's a ridiculous statement.
i don't find it ridiculous at all. fact is photogs copycat your style. imo, you were the one who made this type of shot popular with those who try and emulate your style. they see a dean dof shot and think they must do a dof shot, with little regard to the context or audience or what it takes to put together such a picture, let alone video.

thus the original pic having 1/2 a head shot and a crazy tight dof. it's hard to get this shot right, especially with a camera lacking dof preview. but here we are discussing dof as a porn shot.
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