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Portrait lens advice

Started May 4, 2015 | Questions thread
FD Contributing Member • Posts: 549
Re: Portrait lens advice

ktownbill wrote:

I googled "portrait types" and found several that showed the different types of portraits. Click on the link and dispute it if you wish.

When I studied photography in college (1973 most likely before you were born) I was given an assignment to take 5 different types of portraits. I don't know where you got your definition from.

http://artpaintingartist.org/types-of-portraits/

Thanks for the link.
I’m MY 1958, Bill.
and looking at your gallery you missed some lessons way back in 1973
But hey, you started

Then on topic.
google ”portraits” and you get head shots and/or head shots+, at least in my part of the world.
A lens 135 or larger is the way to go on FF.
You know it, I know it, but a lot of people think they can make decent close portraits with a 50mm because of the wonderful bokeh.

This link http://oneslidephotography.com/the-best-lens-for-portrait-photography/ was just to show
people wat a lens and distance to a face can do.

That's all

Cheers.

FD

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