Wide Angle Portrait, When & Why? - Discover Photography EP01

[@AndreasJoachimLins]

Finally !!! I'm a pro photographer for more than 30 years now and the use of 35mm (ff) or equivalent mft format is that important - at least for my photography. You did a very good job in explaining, why wide angle portraits are so important if you want to work contextual. I'm no headshot-blurry-background friend at all. For me photos need to tell a story and they need to have a context. Therefor 35mm are awesome these days and I use my 17mm Olympus F1.2 almost on a daily basis. Again - thanks for your video and explanation. Best wishes - Andreas

[@palmhousebookrestoration3284]

Welcome back, Jimmy! Another great tutorial video!

[@Red35Photography]

Thank you and glad you like it!

[@johnpickett1808]

That’s was great Jimmy very Helpful looking forward to seeing more

[@Red35Photography]

Thanks John!

[@Nathan-we8rz]

That was fantastic! I can’t wait for the next one in this series!

[@nealtreloar4347]

Great video! Looking forward to seeing more 😊

[@scottfineshriber5051]

You have me intrigued with shooting people with a wide angle lens now. I’d love to see another video that goes more in-depth about shooting angles, backgrounds, subject and background spacing, etc. The example photos are good, but it would be interesting to hear more about your thought process.

[@Red35Photography]

You asked for it, I will put it on my list :) Stay tuned.

[@CJAnderson]

Very excited about this series. Thanks for sharing this helpful content!

[@nolanwest6831]

Thanks for sharing your artistic side. Don't know why this didn't show up on feed earlier. Glad I got to watch it.

[@Red35Photography]

Thanks mate, glad it’s helpful!

[@NikCan66]

Another great video and explanation 👏

[@Red35Photography]

Thanks mate for watching!

[@JeevesTCW]

Fairground shot at 3.44 has a magical feel to it Jimmy

[@michaelajoseph6856]

Very interesting! Thank you!

[@Red35Photography]

Glad you liked it mate.

[@akgreenberg]

Hi Jimmy, I'm very happy to see you take this path. I definitely would like to see more videos that present the creative side. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you and your family. Stay safe and make sure you get your booster shots.

[@Red35Photography]

Thanks mate! I am glad to hear you like this type of content, it's something I want to do for a while, just haven't got time, but slowly and surely, I will complete this series and more!

[@andrewbaxter9395]

Right up my street, love this. Just getting into portraits with my em1 mkii.

[@Red35Photography]

Hurray!! More to come!

[@danielm8629]

Thank you Jimmy for this very informative but also inspiring video. I love your new "universal" format and I hope everybody that look at it will finally understand that the photographic motivation has to overpass the gear fixation. Thanks again!

[@hurleygreen927]

LOVE THIS VIDEO! I just started using a 12-24mm DX lens on my Nikon D750 full frame camera, giving me a 18-35mm lens perspective and I'm LOVING IT! THANKS FOR YOUR TIPS

[@Red35Photography]

Thanks mate, glad you find it useful.

[@patrickfitzgerald2861]

I always felt like this was the true "standard" focal length for portraiture. It provides context if needed, doesn't distort too much, and is typically fast enough for hand held low light shots. And you can always zoom in or out with your feet! Oh yeah, nice sample shots Jimmy! 😎

[@KirraZirra]

28mm is becoming my favorite focal length across the board. Great video jimmy!

[@Red35Photography]

Thanks mate!!

[@AnastasTarpanov]

Hey, Jimi my friend, I'm glad you started creating videos more about photography and art and not so much about gear, I'm sure there is so much that you can share with the world. I also love 35mm FF equivalent for my environmental portraits and I use almost all the time my 17mm f/1.2 PRO it's such a unique and versatile focal lenght.

[@Red35Photography]

Thanks mate. Yes same here

[@thomasgahr1411]

Just got the M.Zuiko 17mm f1.2 and portrait shooting was on my list. Thanks for the tips and the inspiration. It seems like wide angle portraits give the photo more context and tell broader stories.

[@Red35Photography]

It certainly does Thomas! Have a go and you may like it as much as I do.

[@dogs4399]

Really, really stimulated my thinking about portraiture. I often shoot my guests' head shots when they appear on my podcast. Now you've got me wondering if I should experiment w using a wide angle lens. Thx!

[@olympus2OM]

The Olympus 17mm f1,2 is a hell of a lens. Own one too. You can get very close to your subject. Full usable wide open at f1,2.

[@Red35Photography]

Yes it certainly is one of my favourites!

[@jpsteiner2]

Thanks. Appreciate the discussion . I like both the 17mm (~35mm full frame) and the 20mm M.zuiko lenses for street photography. I like the slight distortion with the 17mm. Still struggle with the super wide angle 6mm & 8mm focal lengths.

[@Red35Photography]

Thanks for watching mate. I've done another video about ultra wide using 6mm :)

[@vicibox]

Ooooh a new series; goody. Have a great Christmas all - have fun ;-)

[@Red35Photography]

You too Vici!! Have a wonderful Christmas and celebrate well, looks like we will close our doors once again after.... oh well.

[@gardnerunderhill3661]

I have long been a fan of wide angle photography. I have had some issues in life that prevented me from mastering it well as I would have liked. But things are changing so I am hopeful.

[@extremelydave]

So many valid, important bits of information Jimmy... knowing what your lens does to perspective is SUPER important with portraits and otherwise to a bit lesser degree. It took me forever to figure out what lens does what (It didn't help that I shoot 35mm, Micro 4/3 and medium format film with so MANY different lenses) , but now that I KNOW, I'm dangerous!!!

[@Red35Photography]

Thanks Dave! haha You are dangerous!

[@alangauld6079]

Nice to see you discussing how and why rather than just reviewing gear.

[@Red35Photography]

Thanks Alan! I am glad to hear you like it.

[@11557bexley]

Great video,info, I would like to see wide angle in the field 📸👍🏾

[@devroombagchus7460]

Thanks Jimmy. Very revealing. Much of my “photographic” life, I heard that portraits could be done with a standard lens, but real quality was only possible with mild tele (80-100 mm in 35 film format.). The result is that I concentrated less on the characters in street photography with wide angle lenses. The lens was “wrong” for their faces. I am going to follow your advice. 😊

[@Red35Photography]

Cheers Robert and glad you enjoyed my video. Over the next couple of months, I will show you a variety of photos taken with different focal lengths and explain further. I started with wide angle because this is what I love and do often, but of course, I use other focal lengths for different purposes.

[@olympus2OM]

Nice episode.

[@mne9476]

Jimmy, thanks for the helpful video. Could you explain in more detail what you mean by “texture?”

[@Red35Photography]

Texture is what 'fills' the space around the subject(s). They are the supplementary details that tells who this person is. They also add visual contrast and interest to the frame.

[@mne9476]

@@Red35Photography Ah ... that makes sense. I might have used a different word. But maybe you can patent the term and become famous 🙂

[@nicsiu3261]

Hi Jimmy, thanks for the 20mm review video and obviously this one. It would be highly appreciated to learn post editing and color grading from you.

[@peterpanimg]

Hi Jimmy. Thanks for the informative series. I have a question about the shot at 1:34. Was a flash used, or selective brightening of face in post?

[@hgwong8365]

Great job jimmy, I like your 35mm portrait photo. If for your personal preference, do you think it is good idea to exchange the Olympus 17mm f1.2 to the new OM 20mm. It seems like the new one is more portable.

[@Red35Photography]

Cheers mate. It just solely depends on your needs, I shoot video as much as photos these days, having a manual clutch is absolute paramount for me. 20mm is a great lens, for me, it will be my walkabout/street portrait lens.

[@hgwong8365]

@@Red35Photography yes, for myself the new OM is small enough for me to fit in my little beg together with a bunch of Olympus prime, this is what make it fun in mft, I could carry my camera most of the times, with such a sharp len. Is the by wire clutch for manual focus on the OM 20 mm not that perform in video shooting ? All the while I thought it is about the same with the 17mm manual clutch, as long as it could do manual focus 😂

[@RyougiVector]

In terms of designing a portrait of a person, an animal, or something else, I do agree that going wider than just the subject gives some wiggle room to work with for making a meaningful artifact. The background can adorn and accentuate certain features about the subject, and vice versa. Making the background irrelevant through either blur via reducing depth of field or using something like a pure white background puts all of the burden of design or the visual focus on the subject. Whether or not that's desired is a matter of artist's intent and, to a lesser degree, the anticipated reception of the audience. Good video, Jimmy. Thank you.

[@verablack3137]

I have been looking at that Sigma 16mm f1.4, I certainly don't want to spend 17mm f1.2 money, I tend to really stick to longer focal lengths but, perhaps getting out of my comfort zone and getting closer to the subject wouldn't hurt.

[@Red35Photography]

Absolutely Vera, have a go, you may like it!

[@irishrose89775]

Do you think that the wide angle portrait is more documentary than the traditional portrait? It seems that the subject seems relatively small to me. Certainly when combined with more “ traditional” longer focal lengths it provides a tie in to the subjects interests or event. Great video! Be safe and have a very merry Christmas!

[@Red35Photography]

Cheers Caitlin for watching! To me, it's more, 'modern' approach to portraiture. As more and more wide portraits have made it to the finals in competitions. Traditional 'tight' portraits is still there, but it's getting harder to differentiate (from an artistic point of view) from one photographer to other, while wide portraitures has so much more elements to consider.

[@andersistbesser]

I use the 15mm leica for things like this. I think it does not matter if it is 15 or 17mm

[@Red35Photography]

Nope I have some samples in this video using 12mm

[@tr0mb0n3]

Good stuff, Jimmy, but now I want to know what ‘sleeps till Christmas’?

[@Red35Photography]

hahaha not long.

[@TheNarrowbandChannel]

Funny you released this video the day after I bought this lens.

[@Red35Photography]

Yay! enjoy the lens mate!

[@YoSpiff]

I didn't see any examples of the wideangle portraits I like to do. I get very close, often within inches. It usually gets a smile and a fun caricature of the person. You have to have a subject who is comfortable in front of the camera and not too self conscious. One of my personal favorites is of a Marine Corp F-18 pilot leaning on the nose of his plane at an airshow. Too bad I can't post images in a KZbin comment.

[@albertsmith9315]

First thing to do is separate the terms "portrait" and "headshot". Once you do this, wide-angle portraits are more obtainable. Every headshot is a portrait, but not every portrait is a headshot.

[@卢耶底]

Brand new E-P7 instead of Pen-F in the back😂

[@WT.Mean1539]

To be honest... I don't enjoy your content...I'm so LOVINGGGGGGGGG this series 💗💗💗because now I've my model(in some sense) who recently travel with me quite a lot lol 😳😳😳✌️✌️✌️

[@Red35Photography]

Cheers Wiwat

[@olympus2OM]

The classic portraits lenses for full format are: 85mm f1,8 or 2,0 90mm f2,0 100mm f2,0 or 2,8 105mm f2,5 135mm is no classic portrait lens. It's to long, but still usable. 135mm f3,5 or f2,8 or f2,0.

[@Uchitkotha6386]

Talk less and give more examples with explanation. That will be more enjoying.