Portraits of Emma

[-Rob-]

I had my first crack at doing studio portraits a couple of weeks ago. Here's a couple of Emma for C&C.

 

[LKavaney]

what lens did you use for the 2nd? Its just her nose looks much larger than it really is (evident from the first photo)

Good job for your first time in a studio though!! Well done

 

[Flash In The Pan]

The first shot looks really nice, the distortion in the second one unfortunately makes the lass look like Miss Piggy, which she obviously doesn't :shrug:

 

[V8burble]

The first shot is very nice with a focal length of 70mm.
The second is suffering rather at 34mm, and also doesn't look as sharp on my monitor. :shrug:

 

[-Rob-]

I'd never even noticed any distortion in her nose before but now you've pointed it out it's really obvious. I used a Sigma 17-70mm lens. Is that a lens that's known for giving distortion?

 

[V8burble]

It depends at which end of its zoom.... as with any zoom that goes down below 50mm. To be honest I wouldn't dip below 50mm for a portrait, unless you wish to use the distortion creatively.

 

[LKavaney]

I asked because i suspected a wide angle, this effect is very typical of wide angled lenses just look at the effect you get at 10mm its much more pronounced but it gives you converging verticals and things look bent and much larger towards the middle of the image. As someone has said already don't go below 50mm for portraits as that is what is equal to how the human eye sees things anything below is distorted to fit in, and thats not flattering for anyone unless used in a creative manner.

 

[-Rob-]

The picture in question was taken at 34mm so that seems to be the problem. The first picture without the distortion was taken at 70mm. I'll watch out for it if i get the chance to do portraits again. Thanks for your comments.