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I need to shoot pictures of some "designer vinyl" for an article and I don't know where to begin...

What kind of lens would I need to shoot an image like this? Where the small subject is in sharp focus and the background is in soft focus?
>> Anonymous
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Another example.
>> Anonymous
Just about any lens.
>> Anonymous
>>158174

Really?
Most of these toys are very small... Around 2"-3" tall.
I just assumed I'd need a macro or a zoom or something.

All I have right now is a Pentax 18-55 3.5/5.6
>> Anonymous
>>158176
Well, you need a lens that can focus close enough. Not necessarily a dedicated macro one, many ordinary lenses can focus close enough to give a 1:3-1:4 magnification, which should be enough for 3" figurines.

Also, you can just shoot a properly defocused picture without the figurine and then shoop the figurine into it.
>> Anonymous
>>158176
The two examples you posted don't look like they're shot terribly close to the subject which means you won't need a macro lens. They're also relatively wide angle so your 18-55 should be fine. The background out of focus is what will naturally happen when you shoot like this. If you wanted everything in sharp focus, however, that would be a challenge (well not really, but it would require more work).
>> Anonymous
>>158178
>>158180

Thanks for the info.
I don't know why but I assumed the figures were really close to the camera.
>> Anonymous
Seriously, how are you taking pictures for somebody else, posibly for pay, without knowing Depth of Field?

Bull. Shit.

WIDE APERTURE. If you don't know what that is,and you probably don't, set the ring with the numbers to 1.4.
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>>159339
With a closeup of a small object like this, he really doesn't even need to set the max aperture. This close to the lens, f/16 would give you a shallow depth of field.