What are ways to get subject separation? I've only ever taken one photography class in college. The only ways I really know are to use the lens really wide open for a small DoF, use a flash off camera with a soft box on it to light the person from the side, and to purposely fuck the background exposure
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And I guess I got separation on this one as he is the only one in color
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focal length and wide aperture. the longer the focal length, the shallower the depth of field.
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also the closer your subject is, the more defocused the background
Ain't y'all faggots ever heard of backlight?