Some questions regarding the Brenizer Method... Actually i want to mimic the characteristics of medium-format cameras to shoot close-up portraits with a FF Dslr.... How the Brenizer method can help me to do that ? Thanks for your help cheers !
This is a great example for sure ! I love Sam Hurd's works .... Thanks mate Not very specific questions but i just wanted to know if the method applied is the same for close-up portraits.. cheers :)
I imagine this being quite hard for close-up portraits. Maybe if you can get the main in-focus points (probably the eyes) all in one shot so you know you've got them sharp, then fill in the rest without too much worry about changing the camera to subject distance.
I have done many close-up portraits, handheld, with just three images shot vertically with an 85mm f/1.8 lens, wide open. The results are wonderful! Here's a recent example:
