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Sent: Friday, December 10, 2004 7:24 PM
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 the features
in
proportion, why would there be a need to use anything
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
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
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
On 10/12/04, Steve Pearson, discombobulated, unleashed:
Thanks for all the suggestions! Keep 'em coming...
15mm 3.5 and a good pair of running shoes...
Cheers,
Cotty
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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
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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 kind of angle should I
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
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 (g), but, when outdoors, I
generally like to use a long lens for portraits. Not only does
doing so make for pleasing enough (to
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