Just a newbie here, wonder what lens is suitable for portrait ??
for both indoor and outdoor??
anyone care to share their experiences??
for both indoor and outdoor??
anyone care to share their experiences??
+evenstar said:50mm f1.8/1.4
85mm f1.8
135mm f2L
200mm f2.8
300mm f2.8
szekiat said:Not very helpful, but really any lens can be used. I have personally used a 15mm fisheye before. Really depends on what you want to portray in your photo. Facial details? Full body details? Half body? 3/4? Background? I generally work with my 70-200mm and a 16-35mm to cover the range but any lens will do it.
u gotta bump up ur ISO though..yumyum said:wahhhh !!!!!!
I was asking cos I am going to be my fren backup wed.. photographr ... if i would to buy the items u mentioned, My pocket gonna burnt..
D50 + 18-55mm + 70 + 300mm + SB 800... do you think my equipments can come it to the wed ???
yumyum said:wahhhh !!!!!!
I was asking cos I am going to be my fren backup wed.. photographr ... if i would to buy the items u mentioned, My pocket gonna burnt..
D50 + 18-55mm + 70 + 300mm + SB 800... do you think my equipments can come it to the wed ???
yumyum said:wahhhh !!!!!!
I was asking cos I am going to be my fren backup wed.. photographr ... if i would to buy the items u mentioned, My pocket gonna burnt..
D50 + 18-55mm + 70 + 300mm + SB 800... do you think my equipments can come it to the wed ???
yehosaphat said:17-40mm 4L and 50mm 1.4 :thumbsup:
50mm is good for portrait, follow by the 85mm, I use these 2 lenses for 90% of my shoots...yumyum said:would nikon f1.8/50mm good also ? do i need to be pretty close when doing closeup photos?
szekiat said:It actually looks like you want to do event coverage photos rather than outright portratis. its been a while since i used a nikon but the following settings should still work:
ISO400/800, 1/40 F5.6 in M mode with the flash bouncing off a bounce card/omni bounce
3/4 of the time this will allow for a equal balance between useable shutter speed and decent ambient lighting. Tailor it to your needs by adjusting the ISO up or down. Because you're using kit lenses, you might want to try and shoot at F8 if you can get away with it. The key to flash photography is to balance the settings such that ambient light is still shown even if slightly underexposed while the main subject remains correctly exposed. Get that right consistently and i find it is a lot easier to do special effects after that.
Astin said:50mm is good for portrait, follow by the 85mm, I use these 2 lenses for 90% of my shoots...
I seldom shoot events nowadays, unless old friends call up and I cannot "siam", then I will shoot with my 20-35mm lens for the stage and dinner table shots. Regarding the flash recharge, I use SB80DX, not very fast but if u time yr shots at the right time then should be good enough.yumyum said:what lens is normally used for event photography? i know that u r a pro here,
and how to make quick recharge for sb800
Astin said:I seldom shoot events nowadays, unless old friends call up and I cannot "siam", then I will shoot with my 20-35mm lens for the stage and dinner table shots. Regarding the flash recharge, I use SB80DX, not very fast but if u time yr shots at the right time then should be good enough.
yumyum said:would my kit lens 18-55mm be also suitable for the stage and dinner table shots.???
silver.wolf said:it's suitable for most situations ... but if the table group is too big and not enuff space behind you to step back, then 18mm may not be wide enuff for u