What focal length should you use when shooting a portrait? Really it depends upon what kind of portrait you’re taking. This video shows the same model shot with the same lighting at everything from 200mm to 20mm – the difference is extreme in terms of how it impacts how a face looks.
Table of contents
Portrait Photography
- GENERAL
- PREPARATION
- SETTINGS
- How Focal Length Changes the Shape of the Face in Portraiture
- LIGHTING
- POSING
- COMPOSITION
- GEAR
- ADVANCED GUIDES
- CREATIVE TECHNIQUES
- POST-PROCESSING
- BUSINESS
- INSPIRATION
- RESOURCES
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