Question about portrait lens

[therealmacoy]

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I'm also using my Nikon 35mm f1.8 on almost everything. Unsa usual aperture imong gamit Bro kung mag-landscape ka and kung mag-long exposure ka during night shots? ... tia

I've seen your shots nowayL, and i must say that based on your gallery of pictures, you already know the answer to this inquiry. Do you really want to know or are you just testing if i really know what i'm talking about?

Anyway, if you really have to ask? let me answer you this way. If you are shooting portraits, do you want the subject and the fore/background to be in focus or only the subject? Of course your answer will be: "majority of the time, i need the subject to be isolated". As such, you need a lens that is wide open (aperture) so that you can blur the back/foreground. This is control of Depth of Field. The culprit behind many beautiful BOKEH's.

On the contrary, if you want to shoot landscapes, you want most of the frame in focus (most of the time). That being said, you'd want an aperture that is as small as possible without compromising the right exposure.

This is the principle behind determining the "sweet spot" of any lens... if you know how to use APERTURE, you know how to find the sweet spot of ANY lens...

BIG aperture... great chance of soft image... a few stops further (depending on the ratio of the FL and lens foci) is the sweet spot.

as for the long exposure and night shots, follow the same principle above but take into major consideration the exposure time, subject movements, metering mode, and ISO setting (grainy for higher iso and silky for lower ones).

I hope this answers your inquiry or your doubts...

[homeryap]

I've seen your shots nowayL, and i must say that based on your gallery of pictures, you already know the answer to this inquiry. Do you really want to know or are you just testing if i really know what i'm talking about?

Anyway, if you really have to ask? let me answer you this way. If you are shooting portraits, do you want the subject and the fore/background to be in focus or only the subject? Of course your answer will be: "majority of the time, i need the subject to be isolated". As such, you need a lens that is wide open (aperture) so that you can blur the back/foreground. This is control of Depth of Field. The culprit behind many beautiful BOKEH's.

On the contrary, if you want to shoot landscapes, you want most of the frame in focus (most of the time). That being said, you'd want an aperture that is as small as possible without compromising the right exposure.

This is the principle behind determining the "sweet spot" of any lens... if you know how to use APERTURE, you know how to find the sweet spot of ANY lens...

BIG aperture... great chance of soft image... a few stops further (depending on the ratio of the FL and lens foci) is the sweet spot.

as for the long exposure and night shots, follow the same principle above but take into major consideration the exposure time, subject movements, metering mode, and ISO setting (grainy for higher iso and silky for lower ones).

I hope this answers your inquiry or your doubts...

can u just tell him what he wants to know? no need on blasting anybody about anything except when someone is being disrespectful to you. i guess he knows pero is there anything wrong about asking what settings other people use? basin d.i ganahan cya sa imong landscape images ug gusto nya i-recreate using his camera?

[nowayL]

I've seen your shots nowayL, and i must say that based on your gallery of pictures, you already know the answer to this inquiry. Do you really want to know or are you just testing if i really know what i'm talking about?

Anyway, if you really have to ask? let me answer you this way. If you are shooting portraits, do you want the subject and the fore/background to be in focus or only the subject? Of course your answer will be: "majority of the time, i need the subject to be isolated". As such, you need a lens that is wide open (aperture) so that you can blur the back/foreground. This is control of Depth of Field. The culprit behind many beautiful BOKEH's.

On the contrary, if you want to shoot landscapes, you want most of the frame in focus (most of the time). That being said, you'd want an aperture that is as small as possible without compromising the right exposure.

This is the principle behind determining the "sweet spot" of any lens... if you know how to use APERTURE, you know how to find the sweet spot of ANY lens...

BIG aperture... great chance of soft image... a few stops further (depending on the ratio of the FL and lens foci) is the sweet spot.

as for the long exposure and night shots, follow the same principle above but take into major consideration the exposure time, subject movements, metering mode, and ISO setting (grainy for higher iso and silky for lower ones).

I hope this answers your inquiry or your doubts...

" based on your gallery of pictures, you already know the answer to this inquiry" ... thanks kaayo ani Bro, it means nga kahibalo na gyud diay ko sa basic sa Photography. But, I'm not testing you Bro ha, seryoso gyud ko sa akong question nimo coz I want to compare kung sakto ba akong gibuhat.

Kung Ok ra nimo Bro, unsay specific aperture sa imong 35mm imong gamiton kung mag-landscape ka. Akoa kay 4 to 5.6. Or mas ok kung smaller pa ani ... thanks for your answers Bro

[nowayL]

can u just tell him what he wants to know? no need on blasting anybody about anything except when someone is being disrespectful to you. i guess he knows pero is there anything wrong about asking what settings other people use? basin d.i ganahan cya sa imong landscape images ug gusto nya i-recreate using his camera?

Ok ra BroHomer uy, basin na misinterprete lang ... hehe

[harvz86]

well initially the TS wants a portrait lens for wedding, i think the 50mm will be quite short especially on churches where they dont want you near the altar, even an 85mm will be short on certain situations.

[homeryap]

kung ikaw ang main fotog bro, dont use prime lenses. sometimes you need to get a group picture then there are times that you need to get a close-up shot. might as well get a medium telephoto zoom lens. pwede ra jud ang prime lenses pero to get the angle of view you want ikaw dapat mu lihok (move forward and backward) pero will you have the luxury of time to do that? the next thing you now ang perfect moment to get the shot has passed na. for weddings get a zoom lens.

24-70 2.8 - all i can say is WOW! FX compatible sad if ever u wanna go FF.

17-55 2.8 - great versatility, fast, and sharp. pero if you have plans on going full frame forget this lens. DX specific man ni cya gud.

[dansoi_1234]

@ everyone : thankz sa tnan suggestion and comments.. i already made a choice.. il just post the pics if ever human na nko na cover ang wedding.. then ill post also what lens did i choose and why..

thankz everyone..

mods you can close this thread now.. thankz..

[therealmacoy]

can u just tell him what he wants to know?

No! because his pictures already reveals that he knows the answer already!

i guess he knows pero is there anything wrong about asking what settings other people use? basin d.i ganahan cya sa imong landscape images ug gusto nya i-recreate using his camera?

YES there is... because settings differ from one situation to another. from one Composition to another... i'm sure you know that too...