Comments on: Portrait perspective

By: piotrga

piotrga — Mon, 20 Oct 2014 10:19:23 +0000

First of all I appreciate the effort.

The difference in the light as well as model position and also you've taken some photos from the eye level, some from below EL and some from above. All these affect the photos and to be frank I don't see the distinctive difference apart from maybe 18-35mm. But this can be due to all the factors I mentioned.

By: jc

jc — Tue, 02 Jul 2013 20:59:20 +0000

I like wide angles, too, but I’ve never seen a typical guy in the neighborhood whose head was twice the size it should be for the size of his body. Unless you live in Gibsontown, FL, maybe: http://www.weirdus.com/states/florida/fabled_people_and_places/gibsonton/

By: NicholasB

NicholasB — Sun, 24 Mar 2013 12:35:05 +0000

Well I love wide angles and of these, I would pick the 18mm. Places the subject in a real place, and the distortion makes his face pop out at you. For me the longer focal lengths beyond 50mm lose a sense of reality. With 18mm, he's clearly a typical guy in a neighbourhood, an average and relatable person. At 200mm, he's a wax figure.

By: Adrian B

Adrian B — Sun, 27 Jan 2013 03:10:12 +0000

Hi, Chris! D80 is a DX camera, with a 24x16mm sensor, smaller than the standard (FX) 36x24mm, and therefore with a multiplication factor for focal length of 1.5. A 50mm lens will become 50x1.5=75mm. Just multiply any lens with 1.5.

By: Chris

Chris — Tue, 15 Jan 2013 11:27:33 +0000

good stuff...I stumbled across this while googling to try and find out what focal length my 50mm is equivalent to on my D80. Still haven't found that info... but I liked this article. I learned something I didn't know. Thanks. :)

By: Alfredo

Alfredo — Thu, 18 Oct 2012 05:11:15 +0000

Were these pictures taken with the same Aperture?

By: ElendilTheTall

ElendilTheTall — Tue, 29 May 2012 09:47:11 +0000

Interesting article. What effect does Lens Correction in raw processing/PP have on this?