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Comment by Don posted on Is there a cheap way to go wider than 18mm? at 17/10/2010 - 23:05
Lightroom plus elements should be all you really need.... (ps elements usually comes bundled with wacom graphics tablets which is something else you'll love to have for photo editing).
Comment by Don posted on Lightroom vs Photoshop at 17/10/2010 - 22:19
ReklawyksEkul wrote:
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Comment by Don posted on So why did you choose your user name? at 17/10/2010 - 04:17
My Mom's choice.
Comment by Don posted on So why did you choose your user name? at 16/10/2010 - 20:21
ISO wrote:
DON wrote:
I usually look like a bum!
Yves - better go shoot Don then
I personally don't know anybody in Canada that would do a better job!DON wrote:
pentaxian450 wrote:
wish I looked so good.snappychappy wrote:
Many macro lenses at around the 100mm length make good portrait lenses.
I personally find macro lenses to sharp for most women portrait. But to emphasize the effect of time on some senior citizen, they are perfect.Many macro lenses at around the 100mm length make good portrait lenses.
I usually look like a bum!
Yves - better go shoot Don then
Comment by Don posted on Best Focal Length for Portraits? at 16/10/2010 - 15:49
ISO wrote:
Thank you all for you inputs. Seems anything goes provided it starts at 2.8 (even at very wide angle you could crop the background I guess)
yes.Thank you all for you inputs. Seems anything goes provided it starts at 2.8 (even at very wide angle you could crop the background I guess)
if you are setting up a studio.... the lens also affects the backdrop...
wider lenses need bigger backdrops, which in turn need heavier duty stands and cross bars.....
Comment by Don posted on Best Focal Length for Portraits? at 16/10/2010 - 15:46
pentaxian450 wrote:
you are right on both points.snappychappy wrote:
Many macro lenses at around the 100mm length make good portrait lenses.
I personally find macro lenses to sharp for most women portrait. But to emphasize the effect of time on some senior citizen, they are perfect.Many macro lenses at around the 100mm length make good portrait lenses.
but what that means in practical terms is you have to work harder to make a portrait that flatters.
Lens Diffusion (not used here)...
Lighting...
Post processing...
all work to take the edge off....
I have shots from young, middle age and well past retirement age women in this project...
Remember the point of this project was to create a level field to show People are People.
you can make a sharp lens look soft but not vice versa.
Comment by Don posted on Best Focal Length for Portraits? at 16/10/2010 - 15:37
I wish I looked so good.
I usually look like a bum!
I usually look like a bum!
Comment by Don posted on Best Focal Length for Portraits? at 16/10/2010 - 15:29
thnx.
this is part of a project I did for a local homeless shelter.
one of the things I did was to take portraits of some local radio celebs, local people, staff & volunteers at the shelter as well as some of the patrons of the shelter, and put them all together in one online gallery.
Now you have to look and guess. You'd be surprised how wrong you can go when guessing.
But on the streets people tend to look past or away from the homeless.
this is part of a project I did for a local homeless shelter.
one of the things I did was to take portraits of some local radio celebs, local people, staff & volunteers at the shelter as well as some of the patrons of the shelter, and put them all together in one online gallery.
Now you have to look and guess. You'd be surprised how wrong you can go when guessing.
But on the streets people tend to look past or away from the homeless.
Comment by Don posted on Best Focal Length for Portraits? at 16/10/2010 - 15:03
switch to a video camera and pan it...
save up for a decent wide angle.