The effect of distance on a face and my X100S.
Feb 21, 2014 14:35:02 #
georgevedwards wrote:
...After all, what really causes the horse face effect, and I didn't see it mentioned in a quick skimming of answers, is the distance between the subject and the camera, NOT the lens itself?....
Isn't that what I said in my first post (page 1, second from the bottom)? Maybe I was not clear.
Focal length does not control perspective, camera to subject distance does. There is no such thing as a correct focal length for portraits.
However, there is a preferred range of distances to avoid distorting the features. Focal length merely defines the crop.
Feb 21, 2014 16:09:41 #
rpavich wrote:
Well..I guess the issue of facial distortion in portraiture being minor would be a matter of opinion...I certainly wouldn't shoot anyone with a 35mm head/shoulders if that were how I made my living!
Rpavich, yesterday I didn't have time to make a comment(don't now either), and when I got on my computer late last night, the tome of the discussion was not even close to CC, so it was better to not say anything at all.
But it was apparent to me at first glance that it was shot close and fairly wide and the compression just wasn't there. But that didn't make it a bad shot, and it was about lighting, not the technical aspect of the shot. But yes, the distortion was pretty obvious, but that in no way takes away from the shot and the example for which it was used for. ;-)
SS
Edit: but my original comment still stands!! :lol:
Feb 21, 2014 16:26:44 #
SharpShooter wrote:
Rpavich, yesterday I didn't have time to make a co... (show quote)
I understand...no shame in that...you recognized something that was wrong with my shot...I don't have a problem with that...truth is truth :)
It's good that we all talked about this and got some good info out there.
Feb 21, 2014 18:49:20 #
rpavich wrote:
I understand...no shame in that...you recognized something that was wrong with my shot...I don't have a problem with that...truth is truth :)
It's good that we all talked about this and got some good info out there.
It's good that we all talked about this and got some good info out there.
But playing with changing lenses may bring unexpected consequences :)
Feb 21, 2014 18:58:49 #
bunuweld wrote:
But playing with changing lenses may bring unexpected consequences :)
OH that caught me by surprise...very good....(and obviously you were too close in the second shot) :)
Feb 21, 2014 19:07:10 #
bunuweld wrote:
But playing with changing lenses may bring unexpected consequences :)
Now THAT's a quite noticeable difference, even for my old eyes!
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