Comparing 85mm vs 135mm Lenses for Portrait Photography

Let's say you've already mastered shooting portraits with your trusty 50mm lens and want to expand your skills and arsenal to other great lenses. How do you pick the next one from all the choices out there? Today, allow us to simplify that a bit and narrow down your options to two other popular focal lengths for shooting portraits: 85mm and 135mm.

To help you choose between the two, we have a simple but detailed comparison by New York City-based photographer and educator Jessica Whitaker in one of her latest videos. .

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2019-11-14 17:00

Источник: thephoblographer.com

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