18-55 lens used for portrait shooting

Canon 500d suite 18-55 background blur shooting portrait method;

1, try to take close-ups, 18-55 mm to take panchromatic portraits and busts. No matter how hard you try, it is basically difficult to have obvious background blur effect. At this time, it is best to take close-ups of people above the chest. So the blurring effect will be more obvious.

2, portrait, try to stay away from the background. For example, a beautiful woman standing close to the wall is unlikely to blur the wall. And if the beauty is farther away from the wall, the wall will be blurred more easily. When shooting, try to keep the background away from the people.

3. Try to shoot with the 55mm end of 18-55mm, and shoot portraits with a wide-angle lens. Even the large aperture lens of 1.4 is hard to blur without close-up. The longer the focal length, the stronger the background blur effect.

4, be sure to use the maximum aperture, remember to use the maximum aperture.

Extended data

Generally speaking, most people take portraits with 50- 135 lens, especially 75- 105, which is equivalent to 35-90 of aps frame, especially 50-55 in 18-55, especially. The aperture will use a large aperture, F.

On the surface, 18-55 lens is not suitable for shooting portraits in the general sense, but it can also control the distance between the subject and the lens, choose what kind of background and find the right light. For example, the subject is close to the camera, the background is far away, or the background is monochrome and monotonous, and people are highlighted by light.

It is suggested not to be stingy with your wallet, and it is best to buy a 50mmF 1.8 one for shooting blurred figures. Nikon 50mmF 1.8 is the best entry lens for portrait shooting. Use telephoto end to keep the background away from people, and try to only take close-ups above the chest.