Comments on: Close up portrait tips – lens focal length

By: Ken

Ken — Wed, 04 May 2011 16:02:01 +0000

Really felt the nude comment was out of line.
Thanks for the info. I have a portrait assignment for class and this helped a lot.

By: stanley

stanley — Sun, 20 Jun 2010 02:34:08 +0000

the crop factor doesn’t affect the compression. the 1.6 you mentioned only crop the image.

By: Enche Tjin

Enche Tjin — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 04:04:14 +0000

No, and I don’t think she is interested to do that either.

By: tony granger

tony granger — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 20:06:50 +0000

Have you tried shooting her nude? That might help your bokeh and give you some woody effects as well.

By: Enche Tjin

Enche Tjin — Sun, 24 Jan 2010 22:28:42 +0000

No, you can’t.

By: Kid Panda

Kid Panda — Sun, 24 Jan 2010 21:41:29 +0000

Forgive my noobness … but wouldn’t you be able to produce telephoto perspective/framing with a wide-angle lens by standing closer to the subject?

By: Marc

Marc — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 22:01:45 +0000

I think you’re talking about the bokeh (blur) this is most often achieved having a narrow depth of focus. It is best achieved by having the model a reasonable distance from the background or have your lens wide open. For example the Canon 85mm 1.2L has a very narrow depth of field so you can get a fantastic bokeh effect.

By: How to blur the background on portrait photography

How to blur the background on portrait photography — Sat, 08 Aug 2009 02:25:23 +0000

[...] If you have telephoto zoom lens, it is even better. Use the lens and set it to 85mm-135mm, an ideal focal length of portrait [...]