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which mode is the best for shooting portrait and the Best lens for portrait photography is ? The traditional 35mm portrait lenses were from the classic 85mm f/1.8 to the other classic 105mm f/2.5. You will notice these are rather fast lenses. Photographers usually shoot their subjects with the lens wide open to reduce distracting backgrounds. Lenses longer than 105mm tend to flatten the facial features, lenses shorter than 85mm lengthen them. These lens lengths are assuming you are using a 35mm (or full frame) camera. If you are using a Nikon or Canon lens with magnification factors or 1.5x or 1.6x, then the lens on your camera must be shorter that the above mentioned lengths. 85mm would convert to about a 55mm lens and the 105mm a 65mm lens. Perhaps this is one of the reasons that photographers using DSLR camera bodies typically use zoom lenses rather than fixed focal length lenses. Nikon's 24-85mm f/2.8 and Canon's 24-70mm f/2.8 lenses are popular as the utility zoom lens. Source(s): Editorial, sports and glamour photographer Program,TV,AV,Manual modes,could be able to use,you must use 75-300mm lens for portrait. Usually the optimum mode I was told to use is manual because you have the control as to focus and exposure. Best lens to use? Not sure if there is "the best" lens - depends on what band is your camera but preferably a long lens on the longest focal length. At least that's what we use when I was doing a short course on photography Mode of the camera used for portrait photography depends on the lightening \conditions. But use a long focal length lanes (150 to 200 mm for 35 mm frame) as it isolates the subject from background clutter. use aperture reasonably open ie 5.6 or so. try to take darker back ground but avoid black one. For 35mm photography the preferred focal length for head-and-shoulders photography is between 85 and 105mm. On a DSLR with FOV crop, you use the same focal-length lenses. Using a 55mm instead of an 85 will introduce unwanted perspective distortion. MODE: The Mode question depends as much on the camera as anything else. Manual mode or aperture priority are my preferences but some cameras have a portrait mode that may be good. Use trial and error for the best setting or ask a user's group for your specific brand of camera. LENS: This is a highly personal choice depending on the type of camera (NOT BRAND) - For 35mm I usually use a 100mm f2.5. That lens has good "bokeh" for portraits. For digital cameras I have had success with a manual focus 50mm macro lens designed for 35mm on a camera with a 2x crop factor. For medium format cameras anything from about 80mm to 200mm is usually good. But the other factor is - What kind of portraits do you want to take. For posed formal shots the above recommendation apply. If you are trying to do less formal "candid" portraits or groups an auto focus zoom lens from moderate wide angle to moderate telephoto would usually be ideal. One other option to consider if you are using a digital camera is a LensBaby. This is a special lens that can be twisted and tilted to get all kinds of unique areas of focus. It is totally manual focus and aperture. Find out more here - www.lensbabies.com Good luck, email me if you want more information. |
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