Group spot - aperture setting

[fred974]

Hi guys,
I have to photograph a group of 30 peoples. Normally, u shot at aperture priority at f6.. Do you thing I should go above?

 

[^Joe]

Depends on focal length, distance, etc.

Let's say you shoot 35mm on a crop body, assume they are, 3metres away..?

That will give you a 1.79749m depth of field..

 

[Alastair]

Hi guys,
I have to photograph a group of 30 peoples. Normally, u shot at aperture priority at f6.. Do you thing I should go above?

Google "doftable".

If you weren't advertising as a pro, I'd probably be more expansive on a very basic question..

 

[Richard King]

Hi guys,
I have to photograph a group of 30 peoples. Normally, u shot at aperture priority at f6.. Do you thing I should go above?

depends on the working distance, the depth of the group, and the particular qualities of the lens.

In the mix Diffraction Vs light Vs DOF

 

[DemiLion]

How the hell can you charge a £685 day rate for commercial, claim that you specialise in portrait and weddings, and not know the basics of a group shot?

Are all your weddings shot at Register offices?

 

[tiler65]

Hi guys,
I have to photograph a group of 30 peoples. Normally, u shot at aperture priority at f6.. Do you thing I should go above?

Yeah......get some really big step ladders.....the sort the school caretaker has.

 

[woof woof]

That will give you a 1.79749m depth of field..

Ah, the madness that is DoF tables

How about pressing the DoF preview button?

 

[Bluehawk]

DemiLion, my thoughts exactly. Either a wind-up or something strange going on !!! The photos on the website seem to have been taken by someone who knew what he was doing.

 

[kelack]

Enough with the bordering on something not quite friendly comments please. If you don't want to help then don't comment.

 

[fred974]

ok.. Sorry i forgot to mention that the camera is 35mm film and that i never used one of these before

The lens was a sigma 35-80 4-5.6.

I done the shoot at f11 which came out ok at the end

Sorry to have opset a few of you here... my mistake for the lack of information...I wasn't sure if the dof would be different on 35 mm.