A good rule of thumb is that when shooting a portrait when you have very shallow depth of field, you should make sure the eyes are in focus. This image, taken yesterday during a session with a model for my Women in Camera series, breaks that rule. The camera is in focus, but the model is out of focus. Although this particular image likely will not be the final selection for the series, I do like the effect and the resulting mood of the image, and the model made a great wardrobe choice with the hat, to give me the vintage look I was going for.
I suppose one could say the lens, or “eye” of my Voigtlander Avus folder is in focus so in that sense I’m not cheating 🙂
My Third Eye 
Great example of breaking the rules this was a great choice … I love the moodiness of her expression and the excellent detail on the Voigtlander
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Thanks John!!
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The clarity of detail on the camera compared to the off focus on the model is a great contrast!
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Thanks Martin! 🙂
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Interesting result – it almost looks like a composite image, where you added the sharply focused camera to the softly focused model in post.
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Thanks!
Just one shot, but because it’s medium format, at the aperture I had to use, the depth of field was extremely shallow.
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