topic Re: Tip for taking photos of groups of people. in General Discussion

Tip for taking photos of groups of people.

stevet1 — Sun, 06 Apr 2025 19:03:38 GMT

I ran across this tip that I thought I'd pass along.

Match the aperture to the number of people in your group. If you have 11 people, choose f/11.
If you have 5 people, choose f/5.
And so on.

I can't say it's foolproof, but it gets you pretty close, I think.

Steve Thomas

Re: Tip for taking photos of groups of people.

CarlLewis — Wed, 24 Sep 2025 18:19:52 GMT

Not a bad idea; my rule of thumb when I was a stringer for Aetna was really about How 'deep' the 'bodies' were, e.g. 3 people deep f16, contingent upon how much of the background you want to keep in focus and what lens you're shooting with.

Re: Tip for taking photos of groups of people.

normadel — Wed, 24 Sep 2025 21:39:54 GMT

Pretty close, to what?

Re: Tip for taking photos of groups of people.

stevet1 — Thu, 25 Sep 2025 02:51:14 GMT

normadel,

Pretty close to getting the depth of field you are looking for to keep everyone in focus.

Steve Thomas