Hi I'm Tamara Lackey and on this episode of The reDefine show for Adorama TV
I showcase the major difference you can see when choosing one lens over another
when it comes to photographing portraits. As you'll notice there's no real change
in lighting, location, posing. It's simply the choice of lens and the distance to
subject and what a difference it can make when it comes to flattering your subjects. Take a look.
AdoramaTV presents The reDefine Show with Tamara Lackey.
Hi we are out here in a park in North Carolina and we're going to simply start with setting up a shoot.
We've got the Profoto B2’s. We have two of them. Sara back of there with another one and we've
got the Gilbert family, wohoo. Who are like what do you want from us? Which is about how most families are
at the beginning of a shoot. So we’re just going to get started in showing them. Alright you kids ready?
Come this way. We are going to start pretty simply just on this trail. We're going to throw you altogether and
then I’ll adapted it a little bit. But do me a favour stand right here how you
normally would if somebody said hey get in for a picture. Like just what you do.
Ok so I’m just going to snap that and then I'm going to make a few adjustments. Can you do me a favor
bring the lighting over this way just a little bit more, right there and then
just skim it across the back of there heads. See what I’m saying. What I am seeing is a couple of things
in terms of just being able to adjust the pose a little bit to feel and look a
little more comfortable, attractive and exciting. Is first of all just think about centering yourself between
these two things. So you're just going to scoot over yeah and then we're going to
just put some more form into this. Yeah there you go and then we're going have you Eva going a
little bit like this and
leaning back and Eric you are going to have your hands your pockets and go ahead and put
one foot dramatically out. Like there, exactly, natural.
Then I think what we are going to do with you, is have you scoot this way. Do you have any
pockets? No, ok I don't care about pockets then we are just going to do something like this.
Yeah exactly and then this is the part that's the weirdest. You ready? As you are
you're going to be oddly straight out even though your leg is out. You're going to be kind of leaning
towards each other. Excellent, very nice. At first it feels like this is a
whole lot of instruction. Yeah? That's normally what people say at first. I feel like this is a
lot of instruction but then after that we go loose we just go and then I'll
just say remember that head and then you'll know it, right? So you're going to be a little bit in
and like that. Good and then so just these simple things
remember your place in this way a little bit but then turning back to me.
Beautiful yea, ,okay so it's just like it seems like a lot of little moves, it's not a
dramatic thing, but the before and after is pretty dramatic so we're going
to start with this and then I'm thinking I need you to skim back a little bit further.
I'm going to tighten this guy up.
By the way I don't think there is a single shoot I do where the lights don't get moved or the reflector
bounces up and down or something like that. We are going to try that one again I know you
feel like you just had it but I just gave you everything I had what more do you want from me?
Sarah I'm going to kill that light real quick because that's dramatic. Much nicer, a little too harsh coming in.
There ok so don't like move move? I want to show the difference between this exact shot I'm getting right here
and how it will adjust if I change lenses and I change my distance to you.
So what I want to do here is switch from the 24-70mm f/28 lense that I'm using right now which is
giving me a nice shot they look amazing. Stop it. Then I'm going to switch to the 70-100mm f/28 lens and the
difference will be that I'm going to back up and zoom in and the distortion is going to be a little
bit different than a little more flattering because I'm going to be stepping farther back
and moving in and I'm also going to be blowing up a background more so the Bokeh is
going to be a little richer, a little softer and it's going to allow them to pop out of
background even more. I'm just going to keep backing up a little bit and the more I back up and
zoom in the light stays steady everything else is gorgeous but I'm
blowing up that background more and more. This is a really lovely trick,
when you are worried about a cluttered background
Alright so, everything is going really well.
Do me a favor somebody like just shake Eva a little bit. She's like
becoming auto stock. Excellent! Come back in. Gorgeous look at Eric Regina he
is like owning that smile, do you see that? All of you guys are so good.
Beautiful!
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