So I had some time to really look through the pictures closely. First I have to say that they are fantastic - lots of fun and creativity, and the fact you were genuinely enjoying the exercise really shines through. The only thing I have to make note of is that while in some it was obvious the additional bodies were meant to be in the bokeh, in most it seemed the DOF was inadequate. Though opening up your aperture will certainly allow you to take a picture in lower light, it isn't the best solution for a) images taken close to the subject or b) groups of people with more than one "layer" of people. Also remember to draw an invisible pane of glass that runs parallel to the seonsor in your camera - that is your plane of focus. The thickness of that pane of glass is your depth of field, so if your people are sitting at an angle instead of parallel to your fiocal plane, you will need to adjust your DOF (larger f-number) to 'thicken up' the pane of glass enough to get all the people closest to and furthest from the camera.
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So I had some time to really look through the pictures closely. First I have to say that they are fantastic - lots of fun and creativity, and the fact you were genuinely enjoying the exercise really shines through. The only thing I have to make note of is that while in some it was obvious the additional bodies were meant to be in the bokeh, in most it seemed the DOF was inadequate. Though opening up your aperture will certainly allow you to take a picture in lower light, it isn't the best solution for a) images taken close to the subject or b) groups of people with more than one "layer" of people. Also remember to draw an invisible pane of glass that runs parallel to the seonsor in your camera - that is your plane of focus. The thickness of that pane of glass is your depth of field, so if your people are sitting at an angle instead of parallel to your fiocal plane, you will need to adjust your DOF (larger f-number) to 'thicken up' the pane of glass enough to get all the people closest to and furthest from the camera.
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