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Any Good Portrait Lens'?
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I was thinking about getting the 50mm 1.4 but I think the zoom is a bit too much. I was wondering if anyone has had experience with Portrait lens' and has a recommendation.
I'm doing a small shoot at a friends house with 5 children... all under about 4 and I was also wondering if anyone has any tips or knows what extra equipment I might need. From experience a tripod isn't flexible enough to chase a subject round the room.
Posted at 10:52AM, 26 December 2007 PDT
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Having a low aperture number helps a ton with getting good Bokeh and DOF. The 50 1.8 and 1.4 both make good portrait lenses, but if your shooting a group, maybe not so much, as it will be kind of tight.
What other lenses do you own?
Originally posted 54 months ago.
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gtikyle edited this topic 54 months ago.
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It depends how much room you have where you are doing the shoot. If you have a lens already that covers 50mm you could test it out with that lens to see if you can get far enough away...
I personally find my 1.8 to be a great lens, but slow to focus, which might be a problem with little kids running around... I think the 1.4 is USM focus, which should be quicker and be a good help.
A flash might help, but natural light is usually preferred... flash can be done great (see the strobist group) but can make the image look a little boring...
I would suggest just doing whatever it takes (open up the aperture or up the ISO) to get a fast enough shutter speed to account for the children's movement, or the focal length for the lens you choose.
I found this thread in the portrait group.... I think it might be helpful for you...
Posted 54 months ago.
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I view portraits as a posed photo of a person or people. shooting kids moving around on the floor is just a snappy, IMO
as for the lens, it does depend on the light and also the back ground. If you have a solid color back ground and enough light then you could shoot with an aperture of f/8. But if you have a busy back ground and need a shallow DOF then you'll need a lens that will open up f/2.8-f/1.2
so shooting in a house where you don't have alot of room I would go with the Sigma 30mm f/1.4 and even that may be a little long.
Posted 54 months ago.
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I was wondering about using the flash when I was doing the last shoot... Apparently it can be really bad for babies eyes so I didn't use it, pictures came out fine. I may try the flash this time.
I already have the canon kit lens and the 55-200 (i think) tamron lens that came with the camera in a set. The last shoot I used the kit lens as the 55-200 meant I had to be far from the subject.
PoppaJ... How would you suggest they sit still? So, f/1 is good for a crowded background and an f/8 would be good for a plain background... I'll bare that in mind as I'll probably be shooting against a plain wall. Thanks for the tips.
This is the best shot I got out of the last one... Bare in mind that the one in february will be my 2nd. We ended up using a cropped version of the image below for the main print.
The only problem I had with that was that I used a piece of cardboard for the background and only after realizing that there was a large dent in the top.
Originally posted 54 months ago.
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tripplehelix edited this topic 54 months ago.
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EF 85 F1.8 usm produces stunning portraits and is a reasonable price
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Fantastic price, but 85 is a big step back from 55... looks like a USM is a good choice though.
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