What is the appropriate focal length for taking a portrait?

The standard lens focal lengths of 1 and 50mm are most suitable for taking portraits.

People can take close-ups of busts and headshots, and they can also shoot works that blend people and scenery from a distance. And its greatest advantage is that the lens will not produce perspective deformation, and it can show the natural and true beauty of the characters.

2.80mm to 100mm is the best focal length for shooting close-ups of people's heads.

Most of the works are based on busts and heads and shoulders, and the focus is on the brewing of characters' eyes and demeanor.

3. A lens with a focal length above 100mm is suitable for portrait shooting.

It can capture the more natural expressions and actions of distant people without attracting the attention of the subject. The characteristic of long focal length lens imaging is that it has a sense of space compression, that is, it squeezes and flattens the deep space, resulting in the effect of overlapping characters and space scenery.

A small wide-angle lens of about 4.35mm is very suitable for shooting portraits+environment.

Compared with the standard lens, the proportion of scenery in this kind of works is larger, and the environment and background are more prominent.

Extended data:

In portrait shooting, the blur effect must be grasped accurately. Under different focal lengths and different shooting distances, the effect of virtual and real changes is different. The maximum aperture of different lenses is different. For commonly used zoom lenses, the maximum aperture of wide angle is usually at f/2.8 or f/4, while the maximum aperture of medium telephoto is at f/4 and f/5.6.

This kind of lens and maximum aperture can be said to be the best choice for shooting portraits, which can produce the effect of clear characters and blurred background.

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