Nikon D800 - Manual (Page 20)

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Shooting Techniques
Lesson 2: Choose the Proper Exposure Settings
Aperture
Use a wide aperture for a softer feel.
An aperture setting of f/4 captures facial expressions.
Depth of fi eld is suffi cient to clearly reproduce the range from
the lips to the outer corners of the eyes, but focus gets softer
from the earrings back.