“A real professional wouldn’t shoot a portrait with a 35mm”
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- Опубліковано 2 жов 2024
- As you can imagine, I get some negative comments on my videos, which, in most cases, I let go. But when someone has been influenced this much that they need to say that (the title of this video) I kinda feel the need to educate. Coming off my Fujifilm XF 33mm f/1.4 video, this was his comment concerning the 33mm. So here are some images from the Leica Q2 with a 28mm lens. Yes, you can shoot portraits with a 28mm or a 35mm or 33mm - just practice and learn how to best use the focal length.
Spoken like a true professional.
I’m really glad I found your channel, it’s becoming increasingly harder to find people who know what they’re talking about when it comes to photography 🙏🏼
I love 28mm portraits. I think they have a terrific look, whether an environmental/atmospheric portrait, documentary, or intimate. Same goes for 24, 35, 50, 100, and 135. In my experience, every lens is a portrait lens. I agree with what you say here. And lovely work at the end!
A real professional wouldn't say "“A real professional wouldn’t shoot a portrait with a 35mm”. Only amateurs and newbies say that.
And those are portraits that anyone would be proud of. Well Done!
Thank you. She’s almost always fun to shoot.
@@kaskoPhoto 'almost'...😆
The 35mm is my favorite lens, I enjoy showing the environment. I don't own an 85 right now, but I rarely use the 75-300mm that I have. Even when I do use it, I still include the environment in the shot.
I was just realizing while watching this that in 20 years I don't think I've ever *owned* my own 85mm. I have the Pentax 77 (which is phenomenal to be honest), I've used fast zooms now and then that covered it certainly, and I have borrowed an 85 a couple times, but I quite literally don't have one in my house among the many bits of glass I've accumulated, and I'm not sure I ever have.
If I did exactly what everyone else does, then I'd be just like everyone else.
I don't want to be like everyone else.
Apparently you haven’t drank the cool-aid
I love content like this, I wish you good health and joy on your journey. Please keep these videos coming as it brings so much value to our young gen. Your words of wisdom is true gem on this digital era, where it flooded with chart readers and "creamy bokeh" monki
Thank you. It is amazing what a few kind words can mean to someone this early in the morning.
Made your point and backed it up with beautiful images. Love it! You earned a new subscriber.
Thank you. And please feel free to add your comments at any time. Love to hear everyone’s opinion.
I’m currently a beginner photographer and yes, the trend of the “if you have a human in your photo shoot it at 50mm or longer at the widest aperture to be a professional” was really stuck in my head.
Recently I’ve been looking at these 35mm and 28mm focal lengths thanks to Harry Potter 3 and Children of Men, 2 movies by Alfonso Cuarón in which you get almost no bokeh and a loooot of depth. I was like “but how does he get everything in focus in such low light situations, I don’t think he is shooting at f/22. And to my surprise both movies were shot between 24mm and 33mm focal lengths. I would highly recommend for people who still believe bokeh is the only way to make your photos look professional to watch these movies and movies where Emanuel Lubezki is involved.
Some brilliant advice. Some of my biggest inspiration comes from cinematic masterpieces.
A real professional wouldn’t shoot a portrait with a 35mm? what? BAHAHAHA no further comment LOL
Great portraits! The distortion makes the pictures even more interesting and engaging. For those who still think that you can´t make portraits with wide angle lenses, I suggest leaving UA-cam and checking out the work of photographers like Jeanloup Sieff and Antonin Kratochvil, just to name a couple.
I agree with everything said here, and just wanted to add an idea: some ppls faces actually look better and/or more true to real life with a 35 or 28mm.
Photographing my wife taught me this, when I first started I always made portraits of her with my 70-200, and it wasn’t u til I started noticing in my more casual snaps with the 35 or 28 that her face looked more true to life and pleasing.
This doesn’t work for everyone (or many ppl honestly) but it is something else to consider.
Experimenting is the best way to find what you like and prefer, stay away from the koolaid!
Wow I see that you can shoot portraits with ANY lens!!!. Amazing job. My respect.
Thanks for watching.
So much common sense there! A refreshing finding. Someone who talks about photography in the era of Bokeh Kingdom. You have a new sub.
Thank you. Yes, I am the photography side of things much more that a gear fanatic.
Absolutely! I did one recently of my wife on Yashica ML 28mm f2.8 outdoors and I love it - brick behind her with an alley. Context. Right distance from subject means distortion isn’t problem. Heartily agree with you.
Thanks! That's why I love your videos! I shoot mostly portraiture and street and in my Canon days I used the 85mm and the 50mm most of the time just like anybody else.
When I switched over to Fujifilm I started using the 35mm (23mm f2) most of the time, it became my favorite focal length and I realised I was much better off shooting at f2.8, f4 or even f5.6.
The photographers I really look up to were shooting in the 30s, 40s and 50s, obviously with film and in black and white, and there was no such thing as 85mm f1 2 or 50mm f0.95 lenses back then.
Their images included the environment and had texture, yet their portraits popped up anyway, but everything else in the background mattered too and made a difference.
I don't mind creamy bokeh if that's what people like but I don't see the point of systematically blurring the background when it adds texture, context and perspective.
Thanks again and have a great day!
I just have been through to many trends since 1982… and each and every time, they are beaten to death to a point of obnoxious. Now with social media… everything looks like the same photographer took every shot when 85 1.2 / 1.4 is the norm.
Amen brother. I’ve watched a few of your videos, but this one gave impetus to my subscription. Thanks for sharing this perspective.
Thank you David
I love portrait photography. It’s why I got into photography. I looked for years at different portraits that people took & I took note of the lenses used on the portraits I liked. The 2 lenses that I liked most were the 24 1.4 & the 100 2.8 STF. So, the only two primes I own & use for portraits are those two. It’s an easy setup to take with me, though I do need extra light for the 100, cuz the STF acts like a 5.6 but it produces the best backgrounds ever! Thanks for the video. This is the first video of yours I’ve seen. Well done. You got yourself a new sub. Best wishes!
does 28mmf2 will behave like 24 f1.4
Love 28 for environmental portraits. I’ve seen some amazing portraits with 24/25 and even 21. Obviously, not for headshots. Great shots nice set up.
I too have seen some seriously great people photos with wider lenses - they just have that something special in the right hands. It’s fun to work towards.
Wow ... without using a naughty word . . . These are best images I've seen in a vey long time . . . just Amazing . . . So So please I found your channel
Well said that man ! "A real professional" is able to take good pictures with anything...
And most important.. it’s just fun!
Refreshing to hear...so tired of hearing the "trend" and everyone trying to photograph like someone else, instead of themselves. Why would you want to be like everyone else?
"You can shoot a portrait with any lens". True - you just have a clear understanding of what any given combination of focal length, aperture, and perspective will give you. That said the wider you go the more careful you need to be.
Great point, I can shoot greart portraits with a cheap kit lens 3.5 -5.6 variable. I started shooting on film back in 1999 before digital era and UA-cam. I had to go out and shot and miss up a lot film and read a lot of books figure out my mistakes. Film was not cheap back then that's what made digital so attractive to professional photographer back in film days. All the old head professional photographers I knew back then only had 2 to 3 lens tops. They photographed wedding and portraits and everything in between.
“Cause I’m old and really don’t give a shit”…😝😝😝…#MeToo💯
I have never understood the whole lens genre thing. I love shooting landscapes at 85-90mm. Great video.
Thank you.
Beautiful model with a nice classic look! I’m going to copy that led trick.
Stumbled upon your channel because I had been wondering if I could use my Q2 to shoot portraits. I really like your no nonsense approach and, like you, I'm also old so I don't give a s**t as well😂. Subbed 😊
I have to say- I love this camera! And yes, “they” say we are just crazy assholes who could have had 10x the camera for the money spent… but the feeling I get when using this camera is absolutely priceless. And at our age, we deserve priceless
@@kaskoPhoto Amen to that!
Yes! 35mm is actually a nice focal length and nice work proving them wroy
I wanted to say thank you thank you and once again thank you. I was searching for portraits taken with the Leica Q2 ,the monochromatic one and my biggest concern was the 28 mm. You have Shown me not only can it be done but done well and almost in the portrait style that I’m used to. I have learned one thing at my age is that do stuff for yourself not for others. Bravo
It takes some getting use to but it is amazing for portraits
The Hollywood 28 proved that thought wrong since 1938. I really don’t know the year, but it’s a classic for great films.
For the last year I have shot heavily with vintage 50mm film camera glass on my Sony A7.
The bubble, column and cluster bokeh old glass produces is a lot of fun.
I like creamy, too. But as you say...a distinct background is often complimentary.
Briliant video and fantastic tips for us getting into photography. I was recently stunned by a portrait I shot w/ a 28mm lens (Leica Q). Dig your channel - Thank you!
Thank you!
...I really do celebrate how you're letting bokeh-people look stupid with only the very last minute of this video!👍
David Baileys great iconic portraits from the ‘60’s are all from his Rollie medium format fixed lens. Lens equivalent to 28 or 35mm. It depends on the look you require or how that focal length is used. But to say 24,28 or 35mm can’t be used for portraits is utter bollocks.
Your beautiful images with the model proved this.
Love the channel btw.
This makes me want to make a video answering every crappy dunning-kruger comment I see in forums :D
My thoughts exactly. Subject and content is really important and being able to express it into art is really essential. 85mm can direct focus to the subject but it is not the rule.
I use a 28-70 f 2.8 does portraits fines, sometimes I use a 70-200 f2.8 too. Any lens used with good light, settings and composition will work. One of my best portraits was shot on an old Nikon D7100 with a 150-500 old sigma lens, outside on a sunny day and up there with the best.
I do love compression!
your shots are 🙌🏼 👉🏼 🔥💪🏼💪🏼!!
no need to apologize for your ‘rant’ … never apologize for sharing knowledge, truth / facts and clearly legit well shot images that prove how most arm chair “photographer” know very little about the art of creativity and correct use of various mm lenses and the FoV they can provide for a specific mood/look etc!!
Same type of people out there that shoot landscapes and think they should never use a telephoto lens because wide 24mm to 70mm is all one needs 🙄 Use 200-400mm and their frigg’n heads explode 🫣😮🤯
🤣🤣 silly rules are for fools!!
loved this vid!! Thank you!
35mm is my favorite lens to use It’s the first lens I pick up every time I’m not sure if I’m missing out on anything but I don’t even use my 85mm I plan on using it more this year.
Same here. 28 to 45mm are my favorite do-alls. In my top three all-time is the Pentax 31mm. I haven't even owned an 85mm for 10 years or more.
I recently got a few great shots with my 35mm... so those people really have no ideas what they are talking about.
I have to laugh a bit. In the 1990's I shot informal portraits in the Northwest forests with my TLR with an excellent Tessar- and I dared to shoot wide open, creating light fall off at edges. "Gordon -your image edges are SOFT!" THAT'S WRONG!! Everything needs to be pin sharp, or you are a failure. Go back and read Minor White/St. Ansel.
I have, on a few occasions, shot portraits with a 20 mm. Careful about distortion! But it suits some applications. Also, I never shoot portraits wider than f.5, and usually f8 or 11. I've been a pro for 5 decades. I think I'll shoot some portraits with my Nikkor 14-24 just to prove your point & post them on UA-cam.
Stunning portraits mate. I'm with you on the 28mm...you just need to know how to use it and have a purpose.
Thank you. I learned something today!
You’re very welcome.
Lol yeah man that Anton Corbijn was not a professional like wide angle lenses and uhhhh so grainy and contrasty and seriously kinda soft. Don't get me started on that amateur Jeanloup Sieff, the French, really. Oh, Leibovitz was a poser also. 😜Maybe their understanding of "Professional" is in the context of YT and all the cool kids with their 85 1.4 Gspot? Seriously, sheep gonna sheep. You are kind. This is why I don't do vids. My channel would be shut down in a week from all the comment smackdown. The kids would be all Reeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee to YT HQ. cheers
Very interesting. After I watched this I went to LR and checked my focal lengths. I was surprised to see that my “work” catalog is all 70+mm and my “personal” just for me catalog, the stuff that I really enjoy is all under 35mm with the bulk being 28mm and 24mm. 🤔 might be time to stand out from the sea of “creamy background”
IMO, what is deemed to be acceptable or standard depends on the era that portrait is taken. The old formal portrait rule of thumb to use 50 for full length, 85 for 3/4, 105 for half and 135 for H&S becomes as invalid as the suggestion of using 1/focal length for shutter speed.
If one went back to read the various posts and comments from the old DSLR forums, we would have seen the timeline of the focal length used for portraits was getting wider as time went by.
Maybe some of the modern photographers are getting bored with seeing decades of formal portraiture work or just want to establish what is their own, but lumping everything under environmental portrait or creativity without concern with the context and details can be questionable in some cases.
Of course, we can let artistic license to go wild, as long as the client buys it or getting more likes or clicks on Social Media. Also, a pro isn't the Almighty or certified, just a hired help/specialist or (self) acclaimed artist. Remember HCB once said to William Eggleston, "You know, William, color is bullshit". 🙂
An 85mm and 105 is useful (for the reasons he mentions here) when you really want to deliver a plain vanilla student yearbook or corporate directory style headshot and are not in a studio space or have a (or want) a good backdrop). You can do it anywhere. It's also just a student yearbook/corporate headshot at the end. 😅
Excellent rant. I love it. People are so concerned with what someone else tells them. Photography is about using light to capturing a moment in time. Just like the, "You must have the sharpest most expensive lens to get a portrait" BS. I have taken and seen great photos taken with the old cheapo nifty fifty. One of my affordable favorites is the RF35mm f/1.8 macro.
There are some absolutely beautiful lenses out there that render a slightly softer look but still take fantastic portraits. The people out there in UA-cam land whom have learning or experienced photographers send their images too so they can tell them they missed a shot because the subjects eye is not razor sharp. Give me a break!
I see this critique a lot on YT, in my opinion some people get so wrapped up in the "norms" of what lens a "pro" uses that they forget that photography is a medium for artistic expression. The correct lens to use is whichever you decide to attach to your camera to achieve the look you want to create. Yes, there are industry standards but if you choose to create something different, the lens you choose makes you an artist not just a pro.
The lens distortion can give a element of fun to a image. And there is a time and a place for that. And there is a time and a place to take images with a 85mm or a 135mm for portraits. I would not take a portrait of the president with a 35mm I would use a 85mm or 135mm.
35mm and 28mm I feel at the fun lens when things are a little off but in a good way. Sometimes its even good to turn off lens correction and get more distortion in a image.
I don't charge money for my portraits, so I am free to use whatever! My favorite on GFX is 45mm, followed by 80mm. But then, I saw some cool wide-angle fashion portraits in a magazine. I liked the look and tried to replicate it. Now I am trying to add some 30mm (24mm in 35mm world) images to portrait sessions.
Also, Joe McNally talk about wide-angle portraits quite a bit. I especially like his advice to shoot details, like hands, with wide-angle. I always forget to do details shots though.
I love that you are shooting for the joy of it vs the dollar. What I love more is that you are shooting GFX for this. It shows a love of the craft vs need.
@@kaskoPhoto there are not many 3/4 frame format cameras out there. It is Olympus and GFX for me. GFX gets you in the very top of today's technical quality of image, while being bargain-basement priced on the used market.
@@realniteart I did see the pricing on those, I’m shocked they are so low. I do love my Hasselblad 1DX II because of the 50mp sensor (favorite sensor ever) and if it wasn’t for the leaf shutter, I would be on the GFX for sure.
Thank you for this great advice.... I'm going to store this in my playlist as a reminder to not-bokéh....
8:02 I guess it doesn’t harm to make photos with a model which has perfect ratios. Not complaining here but I do hope it was the case with day to day people
Thank you, a million times over for saying what I needed to hear. I've been shooting (an artist) for over 30 years. I'm looking to trade in my Sony gear for a Leica q3. While I feel my creativity would be my greatest asset as it's always served me well. I was a little nervous going from my 85mm and other lenses to a fixed 27mm. Life is extremely short and I want to look forward to being more creative and taking more chances and giving more room for growth. Thank you, thank you and thank you.
If the Cubists and Surrealists could paint portraits, then we can shoot portraits with Fisheyes and ICM. So sorry if that bends The Rules.
A lot of the new generation photographers are really obsessed with extreme bokeh and full frame. Taking a look at their photos, you can't see a significant difference between them, because it's all about blurry background, similar framing, and "filmic look" done in post, and it's getting really boring. On the other side, if you see the works of the great masters of portrait, you will notice a lot of character in their photos, because portrait photography is NOT about technical aspects or the isolation of the subject, it's all about how you communicate with the person in front of you, and your ability to represent what that person wants to.
That’s what separates the skill levels - the ability to connect with your subjects.
Influencers say that so they can sell more gear. ETA: and newer gear.
It gives me a kick when people say there's a right and wrong way to do something that's entirely subjective. People are also brainwashed to think that it's fullframe or bust, nothing else will work, it's all trash. Meanwhile, I've had people choose photos I shot with a Penatx MX-1 I took while moving around or for test shots over the some of those shot with the full frame K-1 Mark II. TBH, I choose primarily MFT anymore anyway with a bag of PanaLeica primes and a couple solid Olympus zooms all with a GX8, GX85, or Olympus E-P5. With the OM-5 announced I'll probably be picking one up to replace the GX8 leaving the GX85 for solid video the very rare times I need it and the E-P5 with a Lumix 20mm to just keep on when I go out. I've also traded the K-1 for an APS-C KP that puts out amazing pictures. I generally shoot f/4 and move up or down depending on what I need. With MFT that's roughly an effective DOF of f/8 for 35mm/Full Frame, which works great for me.
Julia Trotti is a fashion photographer and her favorite lens is the 35mm. She takes really fun photos.
Walking the talk here. Subscribed.
I just got home from a wedding. I started the day with a 28mm and ended the night with a 28mm. Once I finish the prep, i usually step down to f2 - f2.8 through the night. It's special great for group shots, but I love it for prep portrait shots. On eos r5, you also have room to crop, if necessary.
I love my sigma 28mm 1.4, but everyone gets annoyed that I don't always shoot at f1.4.
Well if you love the shots and the clients love the shots… they are the only “everyone” that matters.
@@kaskoPhoto that's true. The important thing is the client. I like the speed of the focus and 28mm focal length in a really tight space without the distortion. Also, shooting wide open didn't matter too much in a small space or really close up shots.
I think the client would be happy with various shots I have provided, especially a full body shots, in a small hotel room with 8 adults, 4 kids, and furniture all over the place that was jammed into a corner. 35mm would have provided a 3/4 body shots. 28mm even allowed group shots of a champagne toast in a small room, that's only the size of my kid's room.
Actually real working professional photographers (not UA-cam photographers) will use any lens they need to get the job done.
Agreed. It is how you use the lens. I wouldn't get right up in someone's face with a wide angle lens as it distorts their features for sure. Take a few steps back.
I better say: "A real professional can shoot a portrait with whatever camera and lens he has on his or her hand, because that is what a PRO!"
i freaking love this video. I have those youtubers posing as real photographer
Great thoughts, fantastic content, genuinely loved the end results!
As I get closer to clawing my way into the photo world, this nonsense with the cult of bokeh …all the sneering at crop sensor cameras… it is nauseating seeing every aspect of photography neglected .
So this was tonic for me
Claw away my friend! And I am glad you have your head on straight before entering! Best of luck!!
Well said, I enjoyed it.
Thank you James.
I'd love to know what those little LEDs were, they look cool! Nice look to your portraits. 28mm is fine as long as your model's nose doesn't look too big 😬
They are the LITRA LitraPro 1200
Bottom line is that it's really unprofessional to come on somebody's YT channel and give them shit about a video that is showing a style you don't use then trashing it. If everyone in the world always shot the exact same style of portrait things would be pretty damn boring. Great rant!! Have a great weekend.
I don’t mind taking some shit from viewers when it is deserved - but it better be educated shit before they toss it in the ring.
Of course you can. And what a beautiful model here! 😊
35 just can not get that close on portraiture. But with mega pixel you can crop.
Great rant and portraits.
7:26 is stunning!
Im old too and I don’t give a shit what others think about my photography or my gear!
It all depends on your style and application. Even if your wide lens, camera and post processing managed to combat barrel distortion, there can still be perspective distortion or forced perspective to look out for. These can be good or bad depending on what you're going for. It's another reason why we choose a prime instead of a zoom when possible. Primes are gerenally more suited and designed for specific focal lengths with distortion in mind.
I always felt that even a monkey can shot a portrait at 1.2 with a complete blurred out background. Where is the art in that? but then when i looked at photos from my most bloved and favorited G.O.A.T-photog Helmut Newton, i realised that he almost always composed his pictures with lots of depth of field and included the scenary. Even when doing portraits. I went on and studied the way the old pros where taking pictures back in the late 60s to late 90s (lets say before the rise of YT and Insta) and voilá.... almost always high f/stops were used. I use to say: there are photos and then there are pictures! And as a side note- Helmut gave a s...t about gear. There´s a video on here , where he literally says with his funny german accent ( iam german too ): "Look, at it sis camera. every amateur can buy sis. (an eon 500 analog o/course) and its all on automatic" - then taps with his index finger to his head, all while shooting claudia schiffer and adds: "its all in here, se pictchas originate from here!" watching this changed everything i had with g.a.s.
You make great content. keep on doing it. glad I found your channel. greez from germany
Thank you for watching and for commenting. Very well said and I agree 100%
This is the best I've heard in a long time. You're spot on with everything. As a fulltime photographer for the last 15 years I totally agree with everything you said. UA-cam is becoming a place where influencers make up trends and then pushing it down our throats all the time, and I hate it. Keep it up :)
Thank you.
Who are some UA-cam "photographers" you recommend?
For being a mall photographer, yes, you shouldn't use a 35mm, as there is a really specific expectation to how your images will look as they are used for passports and alike. If you are trying to be a creative photographer, for goodness sake, try different things, focal lengths, posing, background, apertures and so on!
Ok, that’s fair. 😂
There’s no such thing as a portrait lens and context matters. 👍
I have been a wedding & portrait photographer for over 35 years and it was never about the lens size, it was always about making the client feel comfortable and being a couple of feet, or less can make quite a lot of people feel uncomfortable. Your point is valid but using a 28mm is quite impracticable, maybe not a big deal for professional models.
Well that is true - I too wouldn’t recommend this for wedding closeups.
I'm thrilled! Very cool! Thanks!
Great video. The title of your video (from a youtube comment) is the ongoing problem that happens when a load of social media influencers start influencing on mass without really knowing what they're talking about. They stay rigid in their approach and really don't understand or grasp the free-flowing creative process. There are no hard set rules, only guidelines in the beginning to get one started. After that, explore what resonates with you because we all have our own niche, simple.
Very well said.
Loved this
Great advice and a beautiful model!!! Thanks
Great comment as usual. You use the tool that need to be used in a particular circonstance. By the way, can you ask Fujifilm to make a new version of the 60mm macro, with a fast and silent autofocus, IOS and WR ? That would be so nice.
Damn that would be a lens!
@@kaskoPhoto in fact that 60mm would complete my dream Fuji primes : the new 33mm, and the new 18 or 16 F1.4. A bit heavier and larger, but what a trio !
I shoot portraits with a 24mm 1.4 sigma art lens on an eos 5dmk2 quite often, I like the look
Just takes knowing the focal length and knowing how to use it. I did like the 28.
@@kaskoPhoto I was so used to my 50mm 0.95 lens, it took quite some time to learn how to shoot with the 24mm, but now it's kinda my favorite lens for portraits
Yes, Yes, Yes. I subscribed to your channel because of this video. When you shoot according to what others say will just make your work look like everybody else's stuff. This is a rant I in full agreement with.
With apologies for my typos. No apologies for trying to be a little creative.
A photo friend decided he wanted to do a series of 16mm (crop sensor) street portraits. It was a short but satisfying endeavor. He got the usual, though mostly polite in his case, push back. People said, "why would anyone agree to a portrait that distorted the face." All of his subjects had a great laugh over it. Always try something new!!
Yeah those portraits on location at F1.2 are getting old, no story, no context but yeah Bokeh. Usually they end up being over processed in photoshop as well.
Agree. And the over processing!!
Thank you for this. I prefer my 35mm Tamron 1.4 for pretty much everything. The only thing it absolutely sucks at is getting things at a distance. Go figure. Lol!
I bought a 100mm f2 because I thought, “I need a portrait lens!” I essentially use it now just for reaching subjects my 35mm can’t get close enough to.
I’m influenced greatly by cinema. Context and environment contribute to the story, and if a portrait is about reflecting the person, then their own environment can help with that.
3:49 I think the separation is only part of the challenge. Females are very sensitive to their appearance and ratio of their faces noses and etc. I have Leica Q3, I love it but it does makes unporportional body parts
Agree. One way to mitigate the distortion is to be hyper, hyper aware that the closest part to the camera gets bigger and vice versa.
You know this but it’s amazing how small of a camera tilt is needed to create this closeness or distance.
And in small doses can be used to advantage for example elongating lens.
I’m currently practicing moving with models to keep the lens parallel. And then slightly tilt to see the effect.
Also if need be with higher sensors you can shoot further back and crop in.
Hope this helps. 😊
I shoot portraits with any freaking lens I got. Been shooting for 25 years now. Honestly though I dislike using zooms for portraits.
I am with you on the Zoom front
“A real professional wouldn’t shoot a portrait with a 35mm.”
A real professional photographer wouldn’t say that.
Exactly.
i lost a gig coz i told the manager i shoot in different modes depending on the situation, including shutter priority... he was stunned and said his photo instructor told him to ALWAYS shoot in aperture priority. oh well
I lost one because I shoot with manual focus Leica 😂 The head of the job was a photographer, he was in charge of selecting the photographers for the event and told me that he needs professional photographers with professional gear. 🤣
Beautiful images are you seriously old professional photographer and talk this all about art is what you see what others think you should see it I am an amateur photographer normally wildlife and landscapes for Christmas I’ve got to go decks flashes and a receiver so I’m going to give it a go really glad I found your channel definitely going to subscribe it’s nice to have someone talking sense for a change and not just trying to sell you shit thank you❤
I think we are safe with me not selling much. Companies don’t want my honest opinion 😂
UA-cam photographers. Say no more. But if add that generic "chill vibe" canned royalty free background music you could be an influencer too!
I’ll sing on the next one
We're all sick of "influencers" and their corporate shilling for money and stuff. A vacuous generation whose greatest contribution to the world so far has been self-regard and narcissism along with reaction videos and unboxing videos.
I was thinking of doing some unwrapping and reviews on toilet paper 🧻 in hopes of a lucrative sponsorship. You are making me think twice now. 😂
Excellent images and a nice catch from the model.
An artist could make a portrait with anything. A professional would choose a 85 or 100 as a first choice, but should be able to use anything and get a good result.
I’m in agreement with the artist but as a professional I select my lens to best fit the subject. Compression on one person’s face is flattering - on another it’s not.