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Response to Wide angle portrait; your feelings on using wider than 35mm

from mike rosenlof (mike_rosenlof@yahoo.com)
The problem with wider angle lenses is the short shooting distance tends to exagerate features closest to the lens. In many cases -- including this one, it's the nose. If you're doing a head and shoulders portrait, this can be unpleasant, when you move farther away, the problem goes away.

I obviously don't know this person, so maybe you can tell us: do her facial features look proportioned as you would expect? If so, you're fine. If not, back up and possibly put on a slightly longer lens. To me, she looks fine, but you can be a better judge if you know the subject.

(posted 8331 days ago)

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