Best lens to use for family portrait
Jan 30, 2020 19:53:13 #
imagemeister wrote:
Depending on the number of people and the distance you have to work with, I would prefer to be some where between 35 and 55mm and prefer a prime lens.
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The most frequently mentioned prime is an 85mm, 2.8 or larger.
Jan 30, 2020 19:58:02 #
DeanS wrote:
The most frequently mentioned prime is an 85mm, 2.8 or larger.
Not for most groups.....I would never even consider an 85 - it would have to be very special circumstances .......no more than maybe 3 people.
Jan 30, 2020 20:05:35 #
imagemeister wrote:
Depending on the number of people and the distance you have to work with, I would prefer to be some where between 35 and 55mm and prefer a prime lens.
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I bet a 24-105mm covers that perfectly.
Jan 30, 2020 20:22:19 #
CO wrote:
I would just watch out if you photograph a group of people with a wide angle setting. People near the edges of the image can be stretched horizontally from volume deformation. I use DxO ViewPoint 3 to correct this. I also purchased DxO PhotoLab 3. If you get both, the ViewPoint 3 menu options will come into PhotoLab3.
https://www.dxo.com/project/understanding-volume-deformation/
https://www.dxo.com/project/understanding-volume-deformation/
Totally agree; putting them in two or three rows and shooting at 50 mm will reduce the distortion. It's better to move back a little than to move forward. Shooting with an 85mm is best suited for single or couples IMO.
Jan 30, 2020 20:40:48 #
CO wrote:
I would just watch out if you photograph a group of people with a wide angle setting. People near the edges of the image can be stretched horizontally from volume deformation. I use DxO ViewPoint 3 to correct this. I also purchased DxO PhotoLab 3. If you get both, the ViewPoint 3 menu options will come into PhotoLab3.
https://www.dxo.com/project/understanding-volume-deformation/
https://www.dxo.com/project/understanding-volume-deformation/
I have an old-fashioned solution without need for post processing:use the focal length of a "normal" lens for groups. That would be a zoom setting of 50mm (or a prime 50mm lens) for a full-frame camera. You can calculate the equivalent for your camera.
>Alan
Jan 31, 2020 09:03:48 #
Architect1776 wrote:
On FF camera 24 is about as wide as needed and 105 for a group is plenty long.
Thus perfect.
Thus perfect.
Unless the family has 20 or more people and you are shooting indoors at 8 feet from the line of people. Then you need wider.
Until the OP tells us how large the family is and where the shoot is to take place, it is inappropriate to say that any lens will be the right lens.
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