One area of photography I'm interested in learning more about is portrait photography. Not the Olan Mills variety, but rather the kind where you really get a sense for who the person is. I received a Nikkor 85mm f/1.8 lens from Priscilla for Christmas and I had a grand nephew visiting, so I got some good practice. The new lens is awesome, that's all I've got to say about that.One thing I've learned about shooting portraits, and people in general, is that you want the focus on the eyes, especially the closest eye. On the thumbnail I was going for a sharp focus on the closest eye with a gradual softening of focus elsewhere. I shot with an f/stop of 2.2. I really like how that one turned out. Here are a few of my favorites.
