I was surprised to learn (thanks to Jonathan) that this technique has a name- but even more surprised to learn it was named after a modern wedding photographer! A few of the first articles I looked up credit him with inventing the technique- fortunately on his own blog he makes no attempt to claim that much, but he definitely deserves credit for popularizing it and it's a fun name (though he says he prefers "bokehrama"). I gave this a try back in what must have been 2006 or 2007, with an Olympus E-330 and a sigma 30mm f1.4, after reading about it on a 4/3 forum. Seemed nifty but too clunky in practice to be practical for me at the time. Spending a long time in which an M 50mm f1.7 was literally my only lens with satisfying optical quality changed my mind, since stitching allowed me to "zoom out" without changing lenses. It's a bit shorter than the lenses a lot of the shots in this thread have been using, but it's done a pretty good job so far.
I mostly use it for trees, really. Trees can make challenging subjects to really capture adequately, especially tall trees in a densely forested setting. I don't think the visual impacts entirely translate at small viewing sizes on screen but in large prints the brenizer technique definitely enhances portrayal of trees.
Has anyone used this "brenizer method calculator" that gives you an equivalent focal length and aperture? Apparently my second image above has an equivalent focal length and aperture of 21mm f0.7.
http://brettmaxwellphoto.com/Brenizer-Method-Calculation/
Jonathan, I love that one of the olive grove from a couple years ago.
Last edited by er1kksen; 03-15-2017 at 07:02 AM.
Reason: added calculator link