08-29-2016, 11:23 AM
In one of the recent threads, one fellow asked to shoot portrait images for the sample image section.
What exactly tells a portrait about a lens ?
- the subject tends to be near the center
- massive DoF impact at least with head portraits so which softness is actually created by the lens
- do I want to have tack shark portraits anyway?
- assuming a head portrait - which lens >50mm and <200mm isn't "good enough" for this ? Bokeh ? Completely irrelevant here (note: bokeh != blur).
- distortions - irrelevant
- vignetting - actually a creative element here
- CAs/PF/BF - wedding dress maybe
- Ghostings - mostly irrelevant
It's different for full body portraits, yes. For full body shots you have to have fast lenses. But do I have to have sharp lenses ?
Let's have a look - here are some of the most of famous portaits:
http://www.photographydo.com/portrait-ph...eed-to-see
Which one of those would be particularly challenging for an average lens - say a 200$ 50-200mm f/4-5.6 ?
What exactly tells a portrait about a lens ?
- the subject tends to be near the center
- massive DoF impact at least with head portraits so which softness is actually created by the lens
- do I want to have tack shark portraits anyway?
- assuming a head portrait - which lens >50mm and <200mm isn't "good enough" for this ? Bokeh ? Completely irrelevant here (note: bokeh != blur).
- distortions - irrelevant
- vignetting - actually a creative element here
- CAs/PF/BF - wedding dress maybe
- Ghostings - mostly irrelevant
It's different for full body portraits, yes. For full body shots you have to have fast lenses. But do I have to have sharp lenses ?
Let's have a look - here are some of the most of famous portaits:
http://www.photographydo.com/portrait-ph...eed-to-see
Which one of those would be particularly challenging for an average lens - say a 200$ 50-200mm f/4-5.6 ?