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Subject: Re: Help w/ portrait of person w/ large head
Perhaps I'm missing something. If you're doing a tight head shot, and the
fellow's not deformed in some way, IOW, if his head has all
Perhaps I'm missing something. If you're doing a tight head shot, and the
fellow's not deformed in some way, IOW, if his head has all the features in
proportion, why would there be a need to use anything but whatever lens
you'd normally use? Make sure his eyes are in focus and stick with the
stan
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From: "Steve Pearson"
Subject: Help w/ portrait of person w/ large head
Does anyone have any suggestions for taking a portrait
for someone with a fairly large head? This man is
tall, around 6' 5". He needs a head shot only for his
work. What
On 10/12/04, Steve Pearson, discombobulated, unleashed:
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>Thanks for all the suggestions! Keep 'em coming...
15mm 3.5 and a good pair of running shoes...
Cheers,
Cotty
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Using the istD, I might consider a 200mm lens, which
would give me an effective focal length of 300mm.
What are peoples' opinions of the SMC-A 200mm lens?
My only "somewhat long" tele lens is the 120 f/2.8,
which I think I will give a try for this gentleman.
Thanks for all the suggestions! Keep
Another advantage of using a long focal length is the smaller view angle.
You'll capture less of a noisy background (such as tree branches) providing
a simpler final image. The viewer's eye will stay on the main subject and
won't get distracted by irrelevant data in the background.
Tim
On 12/10/
> the trend in glamour photography today is to shoot loong lenses
> (300mm) to reduce the sizes of facial features like noses, etc.
Not that I shoot "glamor photography" (), but, when outdoors, I
generally like to use a long lens for portraits. Not only does
doing so make for pleasing enough (to
On Dec 10, 2004, at 8:57 PM, Steve Pearson wrote:
He needs a head shot only for his
work. What kind of angle should I shoot at? Any
other creative ideas???
I certainly cannot speak from experience, but on Photo.net, in the
section on people photography, they mention that the trend in glamour
ph
Does anyone have any suggestions for taking a portrait
for someone with a fairly large head? This man is
tall, around 6' 5". He needs a head shot only for his
work. What kind of angle should I shoot at? Any
other creative ideas???
Maybe someone has some sample photos they have taken
of someone
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