is this efective for waist-up portraits?
366242
Not even a little bit.. its a very small light really designed for shooting stuff for up close
366243
Hi, I use it for the makeup shoots . But you need to know that it's not enought if you stand as far as a foot from you client. Better use some really good lighting
355602
Yes. Shoot wide open at f/2.8. At 4x zoom and longer it gives a pleasant background blur to portraits. Shoot over 4x for more blur.
121915
I have and it made my colors pop to the way I actually saw it. If you are photographing a scene with different colors I would recommend this product.
2000792
Sure, that's a nice lens for most portraiture. If you're shooting up close to a particular individual, you may want a slightly longer lens - say the 85mm. If you get super close with a 35mm you'll get a slightly more prominent nose. The 85 will compress the features and flatten the face a bit, giving a nicer shot. For groups this is perfect.
863950
The ePhoto is quite flexible but the backdrops are not very big. They are big enough for the work that I am doing, but if you had to include several people in a scene the backdrop would not be large enough.Did I answer your question?
1292500
It really depends on the color that the graduates will be wearing. If they are wearing all black it can sometimes make a dark photo. The colors pop really nice and it's a great backdrop. I would also think about blue. Just keep in mind that this backdrop is a great price and may work if your lighting is good. I'm just an Amatuer photographer but have used it 3 times for professional pics.
464339
Absolutely!!! I use my lens for portraits also, It gives a nice flat perspective of features that you expect with a lens from about 85-200mm. Great for head shots as well as environmental shots.
1530824
You need IS when taking pictures of static object to compensate for movements of your hands. Thus for static objects you can use longer exposures with the IS. However for portraits IS is of little significance, since it does not compensate for movements of the object itself. What is important for the portrait is overall image quality and bokeh - both excellent with this lens.
1652037
It's really for Close-Up for 1to1; coins,stamps,flowers,bugs and the like. It's one of the best close-ups you'll find. Portrait, yes but it wasn't thought of as a portrait lens. Ok, if you like big;eyes,lips,frame filling faces and the likes. You can surely try.
930811
Yes, but the portrait photos do not fill the frame ... there is black space on the sides. (landscape does fill the frame)
1728535
Hi, it does help you remove blemish when you used the proper setting, it is difficult to fix a picture that is taking by a cell phone. With à regular camera everything is easy to do. I like using this software.
1410785
The lens is made for FX (full frame) sensors, not DX sensors. If you want your subjects to look like warped freaks then it might work for portraits. Stick to short to medium telephoto lenses for portrait work.
1426170
Yes! You can resize the foreground photo and move it up, down, left, and right. The foreground can be as large or tiny as you like. You can do the same with the background. Everything is adjustable. I'm loving this software.
106924
It does even out your skin. It looks like someone took photoshop and blurred the lines on your face. My pores, wrinkles, and uneven color is definitely much less noticeable.
681242
The one I have the tilt is good. I haven't really panned with it, most of what I use it for is setting it up for portrait shots.
1833849
Just beware of putting subjects on the edge of the frame when @ 17mm - 25mm. You are going to get horizontal distortion, not a ton but its not flattering to those on the side. No one would ever notice this on a landscape photo but when its a person... Pretty easy to fix in post if you have a decent software. Its a great lens though!
1742788
Absolutely and this is what you want the diffuser to do. You will get great photos without the harsh flash and possibly all the red eye. I also shine my flash away from my subjects when doing portraits so that is done on purpose for the "right" lighting. It will work great. You will see a huge difference.