Portrait Photography

THE LENS

Withthevastarrayoflensesavailabletothephotographer,
itcanbealittleconfusingastowhichonestochoosewhen
approachingaportraitshoot.Asageneralrulelensescan
be broken down into 4–6 different categories.

Fig. 2.3

Sebastian on Wimbledon Common Nikon D3s

70-200mm ƒ2.8 Zoom lens. 1/400sec exposure, ISO

200, f2.8 with a focal length of 200mm

Wide-angle lenses

• 20mm orbelow: Classed asextremewide-angle,and
  would include fish-eye lenses.