There are a couple of reasons I shoot around f/5.6-8 when I'm in the studio. You are right that when shooting on the seamless background that depth of field isn't as important. I could shoot at f/11-16 and not worry about the background coming "into focus".
The reason is that when I want a complete white background that I need it to be a couple of f/stops brighter than the subject. In the image on this post, I metered the background between f/11 and f/16. I then set the lighting so the subject would be at f/8.
Another reason I stay around f/8 is that I really like the sharpness of my primary lens (Canon 24-105 f/4L IS) at this f/stop.
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Thanks for the comment, Tucker.
There are a couple of reasons I shoot around f/5.6-8 when I'm in the studio. You are right that when shooting on the seamless background that depth of field isn't as important. I could shoot at f/11-16 and not worry about the background coming "into focus".
The reason is that when I want a complete white background that I need it to be a couple of f/stops brighter than the subject. In the image on this post, I metered the background between f/11 and f/16. I then set the lighting so the subject would be at f/8.
Another reason I stay around f/8 is that I really like the sharpness of my primary lens (Canon 24-105 f/4L IS) at this f/stop.
I hope this helps explain my reasoning.
-Rich
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