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50 responses to “Best Lens for Portrait Photography”
Thank you very much for this video! I often shoot events (festivals, etc.) and I am concluding that – while I have a wonderful 85m for serious portraits – I will rely on my 35mm to include more context since the event organizers certainly appreciate that.
Thank you for your good videos.
A question.
The images you show for example 12:26 min 35mm (X100T), are they cropped or not.
In the video you test relatively far away from the model and the section of the image you show is very narrow.
Does it only look that way because it was filmed with a very wide-angle camera?
If the images are cropped, you don't really get an impression of the different lenses and their effect.
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I used to hate my sony 85. After a weekend forcing myself to use it with promist filter I am on love
You only have 1 real camera. Of course it's going be awesome
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nice video guys
all 3 of them are good lenses, but for portraits i would choose 85mm…it's the best for headshots.
canon is the ferrari of photographers please leave this fuji thing box
Totally agree! 50 mm for portraits 👍
I like doing a combination of street photography and portraits, meaning that I like to use the lights and walls and streets etc combined with an unsuspecting person walking by. I like the natural look on people's faces and I find that normally people want to pose, which takes away from what makes them interesting. What I've been trying to do is shoot with out looking at the view finder as I either talk or stand near my subject. It tends to be a hit and miss kinda thing…have either of you tried this?
Thank you for another great video Pablo!
I shoot 5d classic with 35L, 50 f1.4 and 85L – but the most used focal length for me is 50mm. I like it most.
35mm is too wide for my taste and as I‘m used so much to 50mm , I‘m always too close with the 85L in the beginning – even if the optic is really pleasant.
I love the EF 50 f1.4. It‘s very plastically and does not feel high-quality, but results are fine.
As well I discovered that I really like to shoot portrait at f2.8. It gives the image a magical touch you just can find in full frame (or bigger sensors). Not a big fan of APSC sensor for portraits by the way.
03:48 YES ! Bring it on – there's a reason why it's called the nifty fifty
Have all these Londoners been informed, that they'll appear on YouTube. And – did they gave their consent doing that?
Just stumbled upon your channel Pablo and I find your videos easy to watch and very informative.
My walk about street lens is the 40mm STM on a 5D. I find this focal length still places my subject within the environment, which I like about the 35mm, but also gives the portrait emphasis of the 50mm.
I used to have a Leica 90mm F/2. Then the amazing Zeiss 135 Batis on a Sony A7RIII. Today I shoot with a Panasonic G9.
Even if 25mm (50mm equivalent) is my favorite lens for all, I use more and more a 75 F/1.8 wild open for portraits (and even for street photographie). It's the smallest 150mm equivalent and with a F/3.6 equivalent in DOF it's perfect for portraits.
Loved this one. I needed the confidence to understand it's all about trying too, and realising I was doing things "right" but felt I didn't know enough. So thanks. I learnt and reconfirmed, just what I need it to encourage on keeping doing what I love.
What do you do when people want their portrait? I mean the file. I guess I would be able to find people who let me take their portrait, but how do you go about offering them a copy of the image?
Like Jamie, I love the 35mm. It's a story-telling lens. But for portraiture, I love the 45mm because it gives just that little extra bit of context without sacrificing what the 50mm gives you. I also love the 85mm and even less frequently, the 70-200mm at about 105-135mm.
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Excellent content guys 👍 feeling inspired! Keep it coming! 🙂
Really learnt a lot here. These expert conversations are seriously good.
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Great , informative video. Many thanks.
I have recently fall in love with my 5d even though i have mk IV in my camera bag i keep reaching for the 5d
Q: Pablo what would you say what is the best aperture for street portraits ? On the 50mm STM 1.8 is quite amazing but have you found for example 2.8 or 2.2 being better for portraits ?? Thank you.
Hi Pablo, I live in beautiful Tucson, AZ. So I love to take close pics of cacti blooms and flora and also love taking trail shots or pics of the mountains that surround as well. Do I need two lenses, a “macro” or the one for portraits and a zoom lens? Thank you for you help. Terri
Both you guys are awesome- keep posting 🙂 PS. Filming on a tripod in a public space? What's the reasoning behind the issue?
85mm
The best portrait lenses are 135 1.8 or f2. Or 200 f2-2.8 not even the 85 compares to these. The 300 2.8 is great too. If you want a cheap shortcut to these. Use a crop sensor 85 or 135 or 70-200. This video is more like street photography not so much real portraiture. 50mm is nice in the street.
Maybe you should tell if you are using APS-C og full frame. On a fullframe I don´t think a 35 mm are considered a portrait lens.
I appreciate that this was more like a conversation, as opposed to talking at the audience.
I always use my 30mm but after this, to do something different, I'm going to go out today and just try 50mm (fingers crossed I can get some good shots) 👍
You guys are my most favourite photographers on YouTube. You convey emotions and knowledge. Keep it up.
For Street Portrait Photography(!) I will take 35. I want to take the surroundings.
But who takes Portraits in the Street! Portrait is all about the person.
Any lens will do. It all depends on the type of a portrait 🙂
Well you should add there a 200mm f2.8 and a 135mm, no matter the F stops. I use a manual f3.5 from Pentax which is the brand I use and it produces amazing images. No better than the Pentax FA* 200mm f2.8 legacy lens (all automatic) which is by far one of the best 200mm lenses ever produced for any camera tho. But yeah, i like 50mm lenses.
My Favorite at this time is an 105mm F1.4 lens.
Great portraits!
do you mostly shoot wide open or do you stopp down?
Yeay shout out to cmbyn Luca Guadagnino fabulous director amazing cinematography and wow the acting my favourite film . I just had to visit Crema to see where it was set. Anyway I digress – just an observation, not a criticism but as a people watcher I noticed how disconcerting foe the other person it is when you ask people for a photo who are with others most notably those with just one other person. Why not just shoot them both – I can picture some smoothing over reassurance to do between couples! Of course you're good looking, they picked me because I'm weird etc etc 🙂
Jamie WINS
My favorite lens 35mm 50mm and 85mm
*street portraiture
I bought a 5D Mk1 (£250…bargain of the decade) as a home for my Canon 40mm f/2.8 "pancake". The lens hits the sweet-spot between 35mm & 50mm for street-photography, plus it's tiny and has a quiet STM motor. Also it's cheaper than almost any lens. Try it, see what you think.
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Thanks for the video. I really like the combo of the two of you, keep on working together. Oh, and as for the lenses, you made some really valid points there. Thanks.
Could u make a video on how you edit the photos in post?
Since I really can't decide between the two (35mm or 50mm) I think the tamron 45mm will do the trick quite nicely…;-) But it is such a heavy beast of a lens….
70 – 50mm portrays the person, 35mm puts the person it the envoronment!
Interesting and enjoyable! The people around towns and cities these days are so used to photography, they assist more readlily!
First define a portrait, then decide the lens?
Why on earth are you getting "told off" for filing with a tripod?
God, that Fuji 56mm f1.2 is such a beautiful lens. Helps that Jamie is so damn good, but jeez – what a combo!