Lately I’ve have a number of people ask me about the lenses I’m using to achieve that weird-yet-cool-can’t-put-your-finger-on-it look in some of my shots. The secret? Canon’s 85mm f/1.2L. The lens itself is like a work of art, and it’s considered by many to be the Holy Grail of bokeh; the background blur it produces is breathtaking. Here are some of the shots I’ve taken lately with it — it depth of field is so shallow that if you focus on someone’s eye, their eyelashes and nose will be out of focus!
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Another thing that’s cool about it is you can take pictures in the middle of the night! Without a flash! Here’s some cool shots that were taken when it was almost too dark to see…
Of course, there are a few extra secrets behind the look of the 85mm, but it’s simply amazing and it’s a lot of fun.