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02/05/2007 11:37:31 AM · #1 |
I have a friend who I am going to be doing some modeling shoots for.
Right now as far as I can tell, and I'm not really very experienced, I don't have very good lenses for that if I wanna go for her whole body. I have a 50mm and an 85mm...plus the kit lens.
I am interested in purchasing a wide angle lens and I don't wanna break the bank. Any ideas? I have a Canon 400D also if that helps to narrow it down. |
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02/05/2007 11:38:38 AM · #2 |
Something either in the 17-40 range, or 24-70, or 28-75 range would be good for that.
MattO
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02/05/2007 11:42:11 AM · #3 |
the 50mm 1.8 and the 85 are very cool for modeling. try using 2.8 and a find a good background
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02/05/2007 11:42:49 AM · #4 |
The kit lens should work out fairly well for a first attempt. My suggestion would be to try it before dropping a lot of money on something else. The Canon 17-40 doesn't really offer you much in terms of capabilities over the kit lens for a wider angle photo. The 24-70 will only give you one extra stop of light. If you have adequate light for your shoot, I think the kit lens would work out well for a first try.
Your other two lenses may create difficulties for a full body shot if you are working in a confined space.
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02/05/2007 11:52:01 AM · #5 |
If you have the space, try the 50mm. The kit lens would also work in a pinch, but if you're going for shallow DoF, you're going to be limited with that lens.
Unless you know you want the effect, don't shoot using a very wide angle focal length (try to stay above 40mm or so). Going too far below that will not do flattering things to the model's proportions. |
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02/05/2007 12:06:30 PM · #6 |
you should be fine with your lenses.
if you want to find another lense though, you can have a look at the comparison here, pretty extensive
//www.photozone.de/8Reviews/index.html
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02/05/2007 01:19:13 PM · #7 |
You want a telephoto, NOT a wideangle lens for shooting people - a wide angle, especially if used up close, will distort the body and that is not flattering at all.
The most popular lens for most pro portraiture is the 70-200 2.8 lens, followed closely by the 135 and 85 primes, as fast as you can afford them.
If you need to get their whole body in the frame then back up. The compression you get from a telephoto is flattering to the human form.
If what you're trying to do is keep all views and perspectives 'natural' then you need different lenses (focal lengths really) for different shots.
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02/05/2007 01:23:13 PM · #8 |
no no no, you DO NOT WANT a wide angle lens for what you are doing.
it works on compression, when you "zoom" things become compressed so your model becomes thiner. if you go wide angle the model's face is going to become very wide and so are her hips, she will not like you for making her seem wider. At my studio we only use a 200 mm lens for full lengths. we have to step backwards but thats ok.
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02/05/2007 01:24:21 PM · #9 |
Originally posted by Prof_Fate:
You want a telephoto, NOT a wideangle lens for shooting people - a wide angle, especially if used up close, will distort the body and that is not flattering at all.
The most popular lens for most pro portraiture is the 70-200 2.8 lens, followed closely by the 135 and 85 primes, as fast as you can afford them.
If you need to get their whole body in the frame then back up. The compression you get from a telephoto is flattering to the human form.
If what you're trying to do is keep all views and perspectives 'natural' then you need different lenses (focal lengths really) for different shots. |
sorry, I said all that a little late. 70-200 2.8 lens is what we use specifically.
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02/05/2007 01:41:03 PM · #10 |
I guess most of these pros using the 70-200 are using FF bodies though? So you don't have to go quite so long with the 400D (a hypothetical 44-125mm lens would provide the same range as the 70-200).
So yes, you should be able to get some nice shots with the lenses you have :). In my experience people shots look great with the 50mm on my 350D (the 60mm EF-S macro's not bad either).
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02/05/2007 01:43:44 PM · #11 |
| I've said it before and I'll say it again... I love my Tammy!!! |
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