Suggetions on potrait photography
vs...@my-deja.com
I am newbe here. I have Nikon N70 with Nikkor 28-80mm lens. I am very
much interested in Potrait photography. Is my lens will be enough for
that? Please suggest me best lens suited for potrait photography. Thanks
in advance.
Sankar
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Steve1chsn
>much interested in Potrait photography. Is my lens will be enough for
>that? Please suggest me best lens suited for potrait photography.
It's a personal thing, Sankar. It is the focal length that allows you the
perspective that YOU prefer.
When you ask about portrait photography, you aren't giving us enough
information. Portrait photography includes a whole range of compositions. Are
you talking about environmental portraiture? Headshots? What? Restructure
your question and perhaps we can be more helpful.....
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peter
> I am newbe here. I have Nikon N70 with Nikkor 28-80mm lens. I am very
> much interested in Potrait photography. Is my lens will be enough for
> in advance.
> Sankar
Hi,
my prefered lens for 35mm portraits is the AF DC-Nikkor 1:2/105mm
Peter
Peter Madeley
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> Hi,
> I am newbe here. I have Nikon N70 with Nikkor 28-80mm lens. I am very
> much interested in Potrait photography. Is my lens will be enough for
> that? Please suggest me best lens suited for potrait photography. Thanks
> in advance.
Sankar
Welcome. Depends on what type of shots you want to make. Use the 28mm
setting for your subject small in the frame in an environmental
setting or use the natural perspective distortion close up to give
the a huge nose and no ears for a comedy effect ( If you want to see
some of this type of work do a web search for Lewis Lang or get the
Rotovision Portraits book).
For flattering perspective, especially on head and shoulder shots the
80mm setting is perfect. You can even take two shots at either end of
the zoom scale without moving camera postions. I started my
portraiture with a 35-70 zoom which was a reasonable starting point.
I now actually prefer prime lenses and use my feet to get the
cropping effect I want. 35, 50, 90, 135 lenses are always in my studio bag.
For what it is worth I have used everything from an 18mm lens to a
500mm lens for portrait for specific creative reasons.
Try shooting a roll of print film at various lens settings, aperture
settings and distances from your subject. You will see how the length
of the lens affects the resulting photos and give you some idea which
one(s) you like best. Experience is the best teacher (Apart for Zeitgeist!!!!)
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Regards and phrantic fotography 2U
Peter (DPS Design & Photography Services)
Jerry Hammond
> Hi,
> I am newbe here. I have Nikon N70 with Nikkor 28-80mm lens. I am very
> much interested in Potrait photography. Is my lens will be enough for
> that? Please suggest me best lens suited for potrait photography. Thanks
> in advance.
>
> Sankar
>
>
>
Eventhough I would perfer 105mm to 135mm for most work, 80mm will do you
well for the time being.
Best,
Jerry
Jon
>Hi,
>I am newbe here. I have Nikon N70 with Nikkor 28-80mm lens. I am very
>much interested in Potrait photography. Is my lens will be enough for
>that? Please suggest me best lens suited for potrait photography. Thanks
>in advance.
>
>Sankar
>
>
>
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This question of yours could lead to a whole new can of worms as we
all probably have different ideas and techniques that work for us.
Personally if I am doing candid portraits I will use 80-200mm zoom or
even 300m lenses. For more formal stuff then either an 85mm or a 135mm
lens. I tend to use semi wide angle 28-35mm and standard lenses a50mm
as well, mainly for full length portraits or portraits which also
include some of the subjects environment.
Your best bet is to practice with what you've got, until you get results
that are pleasing to both you and the sitter. An 80mm lens will be fine
if you learn to live within it's capabilities.
Best of luck.
Jon
Jon
>> Hi,
>> I am newbe here. I have Nikon N70 with Nikkor 28-80mm lens. I am very
>> much interested in Potrait photography. Is my lens will be enough for
>> that? Please suggest me best lens suited for potrait photography. Thanks
>> in advance.
>> Sankar
>
>my prefered lens for 35mm portraits is the AF DC-Nikkor 1:2/105mm
>Peter
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>
>
At around 1000ukp it might be a tad expensive for the amateur just
starting out in portraiture but certainly the lens to aim for I believe.
Jon
Mads Pedersen
> Hi,
> I am newbe here. I have Nikon N70 with Nikkor 28-80mm lens. I am very
> much interested in Potrait photography. Is my lens will be enough for
> that? Please suggest me best lens suited for potrait photography. Thanks
> in advance.
>
To get best perspective shoot from 2-2,5 meters distance and use the zoom only to cut the subject closer in the frame. If the zoom you have gives you the image you want you're ok! Also remember that a zoom lens is not as good as a fixed focal length lens for making an out-of-focus background...
m a d s
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Peter Madeley
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Also remember that a zoom lens is not as good as a fixed focal length
lens for making an out-of-focus background...
Mads
To change the subject entirely I wondered why the above should be
true. Is there any difference between a prime 100mm lens @ f4 and a
100mm setting on a zoom @ f4. Perhaps it is something to do with the
aperture shape made by the blades, whcih gives the background its
characteristics. Or perhaps it is just that primes tend to be faster
so allowing narrower dpeth of field, hence more out of focus backgrounds.
Mads Pedersen
> lens for making an out-of-focus background...
> To change the subject entirely I wondered why the above should be
> true. Is there any difference between a prime 100mm lens @ f4 and a
> 100mm setting on a zoom @ f4. Perhaps it is something to do with the
> aperture shape made by the blades, whcih gives the background its
> characteristics. Or perhaps it is just that primes tend to be faster
> so allowing narrower dpeth of field, hence more out of focus backgrounds.
I think you'll get the same result with a f:4 setting and same focal length (i.e. 100mm) on both lenses. I was simply reffering to the fact that most zoom lenses have smaller apertures such as f:5,6 for their 100mm setting and thus the depth of field would be greater.
There may be a more technical explanation along the lines you sketched - but I'm not sure about that at all. If you ask me you'll get the same depth of field using a fixed 100mm lens and a zoom set to 100mm providing you have the same aperture setting.
Do anyone actually KNOW sth. about this???
vs...@my-deja.com
steve...@aol.com (Steve1chsn) wrote:
> >I am newbe here. I have Nikon N70 with Nikkor 28-80mm lens. I am very
> >much interested in Potrait photography. Is my lens will be enough
for
> >that? Please suggest me best lens suited for potrait photography.
>
the
> perspective that YOU prefer.
> When you ask about portrait photography, you aren't giving us enough
> information. Portrait photography includes a whole range of
compositions. Are
> you talking about environmental portraiture? Headshots? What?
Restructure
> your question and perhaps we can be more helpful.....
>
> **** steve ****
>
>
MMMMM, I was not aware of different types of portrait compositions. I
was looking people photography in the studio or indoor(house). Thanks
for information. I am learning. Can somebody suggest me good book on
portrait photography(again ambiguous) or how to start taking good
photos(basically I am trying to take photos of my friends and their
family). Thanks in advance. All suggessions are welcome.
Rafael Espanol
Out of focus means that the object is not in the depth of field for that lens' aperature. If the background is not in focus, the depth of field does not include the background. If the 100mm lens @ f:4 has an out of focus background, then for that lens at that f-stop the
depth of field did not include the background.
I think this means that even a lens with f:5.6 as its fastest aperature can show out of focus background.
It depends on how far away that background is from the primary foreground object (the one in focus and in the depth of field which your eyes tend to be drawn to first).
raf
Steve1chsn
>family). Thanks in advance. All suggessions are welcome.
>
>Sankar
>
My suggestion: Try not to get fixated on the equipment. The camera and lens
mean little in the equation. The light is what is important. I know it isn't
as exciting, but invest in lighting. Learn how to manipulate it, buy what you
need to create and modify it, and learn to recognize it when you find it.
Then work on your people skills.....
**** steve ****
A. H. Ongun
Photography (Kodak Series)" by Don Blair; it is a good introductory book.
Later try "Portraits (Pro-Lighting Series) " by Roger Hicks, Frances
Schultz. Pro-lighting series of books cover quite a range of specific
people photography as well (fashion, erotica, beauty shots, glamour etc.).
Hope this helps,
Andy
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> MMMMM, I was not aware of different types of portrait compositions. I
> was looking people photography in the studio or indoor(house). Thanks
> for information. I am learning. Can somebody suggest me good book on
> portrait photography(again ambiguous) or how to start taking good
> photos(basically I am trying to take photos of my friends and their
> family). Thanks in advance. All suggessions are welcome.
>
> Sankar
>
>