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Olympus 45mm vs Olympus 60mm macro for food photography

Started Dec 11, 2014 | Discussions thread
tt321
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Re: Olympus 45mm vs Olympus 60mm macro for food photography

Jim Salvas wrote:

I know portraits are secondary to you, but every time someone talks about a "portrait lens," I have to ask: What kind of portrait?

If you mean a full length portrait of someone, you'll probably want nothing longer than a 25mm lens. For a shot framed to waist level, that 45mm would be fine. And, for a really tight headshot, the 60mm would be near perfect, allowing for sufficient working distance to keep from intimidating your subjects.

These are all portrait lenses when used for the right portrait.

Exactly.

The determining factor is how far away the photographer wants to be from the subject when taking the portrait. For the most comfortable distance Jim's guide applies.

Same with food. How far away would one be when photographing food and how large the subject is (single items in detail or full spreads all contained in one shot)

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