Baby Portraits with the Canon 50mm f/1.8

I had the opportunity to break in the Canon 50mm f/1.8 lens on my first baby portrait shoot and the lens performed beautifully.  As many previous reviewers have noted, the speed of the lens combined with its very shallow depth of field make it a very useful addition to your portrait arsenal.

The shallow depth of field, while perfect for the baby portrait shoot, did present some challenges during a large family portrait shoot.  I found that I had to avoid the largest apertures when shooting the group as one or more members would inevitably be just out of focus no matter how carefully posed.  However, by moving to an aperture of  f/8 or smaller, I was able to produce clear images in which all family members were in sharp focus.

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