In this edition of LightSource, Bill and Ed discuss the best camera lenses for portraiture as well as portable storage devices for your digital photos.
Hosts:
Bill Crawford, publisher of StudioLighting.net (Flickr)
Ed Hidden, exclusive IStockPhoto.com photographer (Flickr)
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LightSource Episode 6 (Audio Article Series) [32:37 minutes]
LightSource E006 [14.9 MB]
In this episode:
Bill and Ed discuss:
- New theme at StudioLighting.net
- Lighting Questions section coming soon
- Ed and Bill talk about their new years resolutions
- Bill gets a new Nikon D50 and sells his Sony F717
- Focal length multipliers for DSLR cameras
Audio Article Part I: Lenses for Portraiture
Rule of thumb – around 100mm (equivalent) lens is considered most pleasing for portraits
Short Telephoto Lens
– Good shooting distance
– Depth of field allows some blurring of background
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Wide Angle Lens
PROS
– Good for special effects
CONS
– Need to get close to your subject
– Tend to elongate features
– Can exxagerate noses
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Long Telephoto Lens
PROS
– Easy to blur backgrounds
CONS
– Person seems flat
– Can makes subject seem more round
– Difficult to get far enough away from subjects indoors
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Bill and Ed also discuss Fixed focal length versus telephoto zoom lenses
Audio Article Part II: Portable Photo Storage Devices
Bill and Ed discuss portable storage devices for digital photography.
Portable Storage Products:
Entry Level ($100-$250)
Media Gear
Smartdisk Fotochute
Mid range ($250-$400)
Smartdisk flashtrax
Adorama
Archos
Big Daddy ($450+)
Epson P2000
Archos