How do you take this shot or why would you want to

VivianG

Hi all,

First thanks to Nir for teaching me how to post here. Here's the question how would you take this shot getting the photographer and the image in the other mirror in focus? Thank you for your help.

gubbs

You need to increase your f value so that the lens aperture gets smaller and the depth of field gets greater.

Watch your shutter speed though as it will slow down, if it gets too slow your image will start to get blurred because of camera shake!

Have a look here for a more detailed discussion.

I hope that helps

Shay Stephens

Ignoring the fact that this has to be one of the worst ways to do a self portrait in the history of photography...

Another thing that will give you a larger DOF is to use smaller focal lengths. So don't zoom in as much. Use a wider angle and get closer to the mirror.

VivianG wrote:

Hi all,

First thanks to Nir for teaching me how to post here. Here's the question how would you take this shot getting the photographer and the image in the other mirror in focus? Thank you for your help.

Steve Cavigliano

Vivian,

While I agree with Shay's point about this not being the best way to do a self portrait, I do like your use of multiple mirrors to get that endless number of images effect, that trail off into the distance

Steve

VivianG

Thanks to all of you for your help. I really wasn't trying to make a self portrait I was trying to understand aperture, depth of field and focus...phewwww. I know I know.... keep reading. Besides at that time of the morning if I took a self portrait I would crack my lens

wxwax

Adding a mirror makes it a lot more interesting. Andy and I had a discussion about this. The image in the mirror is further away than the mirror's surface. It's actually exactly twice as far from the camera as the mirror's surface. Kinda cool.

Andy

gee, thanks sid....

wxwax wrote:

Adding a mirror makes it a lot more interesting. Andy and I had a discussion about this. The image in the mirror is further away than the mirror's surface. It's actually exactly twice as far from the camera as the mirror's surface. Kinda cool.

for makin' my head hurt again with all that math 'n stuff

wxwax

andy wrote:

for makin' my head hurt again with all that math 'n stuff

:lol

Charlie Brown

wxwax wrote:

Adding a mirror makes it a lot more interesting. Andy and I had a discussion about this. The image in the mirror is further away than the mirror's surface. It's actually exactly twice as far from the camera as the mirror's surface. Kinda cool.

you sexy man you, is it just me or do the rest of yall suddenly want to buy a gillette razor?



cb

VivianG

Self portrait before and after the surgery:

John Mueller

Name of the Dr. please.

VivianG

MHJS wrote:

Name of the Dr. please.

Dr Katz....sorry sorry.....very famous here in upstate new york