I took some photos on Saturday and one of the ladies face looks too fat. I know her and she doesn't really look that way.
I have a Canon T5, used an EF 28-80 at 28mm. ISO 400 5.6 100th sec. Do you folks think that it was the 28mm setting that made her look so fat or what else could it be?
tks Ed
elf wrote:
I took some photos on Saturday and one of the ladies face looks too fat. I know her and she doesn't really look that way.
I have a Canon T5, used an EF 28-80 at 28mm. ISO 400 5.6 100th sec. Do you folks think that it was the 28mm setting that made her look so fat or what else could it be?
tks Ed
Might have been her time of the month.
What was her age?
Bill
elf wrote:
I took some photos on Saturday and one of the ladies face looks too fat. I know her and she doesn't really look that way.
I have a Canon T5, used an EF 28-80 at 28mm. ISO 400 5.6 100th sec. Do you folks think that it was the 28mm setting that made her look so fat or what else could it be?
tks Ed
Need the picture to analyze it.
A wide angle lens, depending on distance to subject, can have unpleasant effects. That's why portrait lenses are usually in the moderate telephoto range.
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newtoyou wrote:
Might have been her time of the month.
What was her age?
Bill
That remark is inappropriate.
elf wrote:
I took some photos on Saturday and one of the ladies face looks too fat. I know her and she doesn't really look that way.
I have a Canon T5, used an EF 28-80 at 28mm. ISO 400 5.6 100th sec. Do you folks think that it was the 28mm setting that made her look so fat or what else could it be?
tks Ed
With that camera body, I'd recommend shooting a human portrait at a minimum of 35-40mm. Otherwise you could find that the lens has produced a less than flattering portrait.
elf wrote:
I took some photos on Saturday and one of the ladies face looks too fat. I know her and she doesn't really look that way.
I have a Canon T5, used an EF 28-80 at 28mm. ISO 400 5.6 100th sec. Do you folks think that it was the 28mm setting that made her look so fat or what else could it be?
tks Ed
Yep.
That’s what happens when you’re too close and why the recommended portrait lens length is twice that if the “normal” lens for a given camera. With yours, normal is about 35mm, so a 75 (or 85) would be ideal. The long end of your zoom would have been better.
LarryFB
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GoofyNewfie wrote:
Yep.
That’s what happens when you’re too close and why the recommended portrait lens length is twice that if the “normal” lens for a given camera. With yours, normal is about 35mm, so a 75 (or 85) would be ideal. The long end of your zoom would have been better.
A wide angle lens is not what you want for portraits!
Was it a high angle shot? Everyone's face looks larger when shot from slightly above.
elf wrote:
I took some photos on Saturday and one of the ladies face looks too fat. I know her and she doesn't really look that way.
I have a Canon T5, used an EF 28-80 at 28mm. ISO 400 5.6 100th sec. Do you folks think that it was the 28mm setting that made her look so fat or what else could it be?
tks Ed
Yes. Its called "perspective distortion".
Now I re-read the comment,I agree, it was.
My apologies to all.
Bill
Shoot her again with an 80mm lens and then compliment her on her weight loss.
Technically, it's not the 28mm lens itself but the place you stood when you used it that makes for the unpleasant look. Set your zoom lens to the longest focal length and take the portrait you want. Then, without moving either your feet or the subject, set the lens to 28mm and take another shot. Blow both of 'em up so the subject is the same size and you will find they look exactly the same, except for whatever image quality loss you may get from the extra enlargement of the 28mm shot.
Seems like you have been looking-in on UHH for seven years, and you still have not learned anything about focal lengths regarding portraiture. Many earlier posters have pointed out the error of using a wide-angle setting. write out the 'guide-lines' 100 times and maybe you will have grasped the idea how you went wrong.
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