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Portrait of a child

  • On January 19, 2012

I bought a fast prime lens because I love the depth of field they can create and enjoy shooting using available light. I had been taking pictures with my lens stopped down quite a bit, but decided I'd open it up to see how sharp the focus area would stay with the lens near wide open. I took this image and was blown away by the result. It's like the background seemed to melt into a beautiful blur.

Image Source: 
Equipment Used: 
Hand held, natural lighting. The lens and camera did all the work. I used CS 5 to set the black level. I also used the "healing brush tool to take two small blemishes out by her hairline.
Location of Photo: 
Evansville, Indiana
Equipment
Camera: 
Nikon D700
Focal Length: 
85mm
Shutter Speed: 
1/320 sec
Lens: 
Nikon 85mm f/1.4 AF-S G
Aperture (F-Stop): 
1.8
ISO: 
200
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