Over at Digital Photography School, James Pickett offers 13 tips for better outdoor portraits.
They’re good tips, but when I see the words “never, ever” and “always” I get a little squeamish. For example: “Never, ever, shoot a portrait at less than 50mm.” O.K., O.K., he is trying to help you avoid those close-up, big-nosed distorted faces. But I’ve seen some really nice environmental portraits taken with wide angle lenses. Anyway, there’s some solid advice in this read.
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