Two Portraits - Two Portrait Tips

Candid Portrait Tip: Two Portraits - Two Focus Techniques

The scene is similar in these two photos. However the subject being focused on varies, using two vary different techniques.

In the first instance, I used a shallow depth of field to separate the man in the foreground from the man in the background, making the man in the foreground stand out.

In the second I used patience, waiting until the person closest to me turned his head and the subject facing me began to smile, thus drawing interest to the man in the background.

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