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THE BRENIZER METHOD

A shallow depth of field helps to make your subject Brenizer, who popularized its use—is a technique that
stand out, but this can be difficult to achieve if produces images with a shallow depth of field but a
you are shooting with a compact camera or CSC, wide angle of view, so that only a centrally placed
particularly if you are using a lens with a relatively subject is sharp. To do this, you have to shoot 30 to
small maximum aperture. The Brenizer method— 60 photos in a rectangular grid pattern that you later
which is named after wedding photographer Ryan stitch together in postproduction (see pp.170–171).

CHOOSE YOUR LENS SELECT MANUAL SET A FIXED WHITE BALANCE
Attach a telephoto lens to your The exposure should remain The White Balance should also
camera; between 85mm and 105mm constant as you shoot the sequence. be consistent. Set the right preset for
(full-frame equivalent) is ideal. The Switch to Manual and select the maximum the light source you are using. This is
technique also works with compact aperture available. Set the required particularly important if you are shooting
cameras, but only zoom in using the shutter speed and increase the ISO if JPEG; Raw files can be adjusted later in
optical zoom to maintain image quality. camera shake is likely to be an issue. postproduction, if necessary.

FOCUS ON YOUR SUBJECT SHOOT THE SEQUENCE CHECK YOUR PHOTOS
Carefully focus on your subject Visualize how much of the scene Continue shooting until you
and then switch to manual focus or you want to include with your subject. reach the top right corner, then lower
lock focus, so that the camera will not Shoot the top left corner of this scene, the camera and work from right to left,
try to refocus as you shoot the sequence. and then pan right and shoot a second as before, overlapping the images. Shoot
Do not alter the distance between the photo so that it overlaps with the first the entire scene this way, then check that
camera and the subject as you shoot. shot, and repeat. you have covered everything.

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