Comments on: John Perkins Book Cover

By: Steven Erat

Steven Erat — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 01:40:41 +0000

Sweet! Yeah, its the shallow DOF and contrast that really wins me over here. With the nose and eyes sharp but ears behind the focal plane, makes me wonder if you focused on the bridge of the nose rather than the eyes to move the focal plane forward a bit.
I’ve seen JoeyL use portable strobes and a .6 or .9 ND filter on the lens to achieve shallow DOF even with strobes in bright day light.

By: Patrick La Roque

Patrick La Roque — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 19:24:56 +0000

Wow. Thanks for the info John – it’s so easy to immediately think it’s post nowadays isn’t it?

By: John Keatley

John Keatley — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 18:54:10 +0000

@ Ryan and Patrick
Thanks guys. No post work as far as the depth of field goes. I shot at f 1.8 or 2.0 I believe, so it’s from the lens.

By: Bethany

Bethany — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 18:31:28 +0000

This is a great shot! Congratulations! I saw the Sarah Palin book in a store and told the person I was with that you shot it. I would love to shoot book covers, it does seem so rewarding.

By: Dani Mouser

Dani Mouser — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 15:41:55 +0000

Incredible! This is excellent in every way.

By: Patrick La Roque

Patrick La Roque — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 13:38:34 +0000

Amazing work as always. I immediately recognized him from your previous blog entry. Like Ryan I’m also curious about the blur: post right? or a combination of both?

By: Ryan

Ryan — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 00:56:57 +0000

Is the blur lens or post? Great port!

By: Eric

Eric — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 22:50:30 +0000

Love the photo; the light and color are beautiful.

By: Vanessa

Vanessa — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 21:05:09 +0000

This is absolutely stunning! Just superb.

By: Dennis Pike

Dennis Pike — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 20:29:41 +0000

striking portrait. Love the very shallow DOP, and the background color compliments the subject beautifuly