From: Gary J Sibio <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> One time I was asked to take some portraits of someone and I accidentally
> grabbed my 200mm lens instead of the 90mm which I had intended. It was
very
> hard to work with the increased camera-subject distance. Also, the
> increased focal length makes the background bigger even though it was
> out-of-focus. Long story short, the results sucked.
Please explain making the background bigger?
> Also, be careful with using macro lenses for portraits. I took some
> portraits with one once and every pore in the skin showed up perfectly.
> With portraits, there's such a thing as too sharp.
I've shot portraits with a macro lens from a different make. Shot wide open,
I didn't get the every pore showing up perfectly phenomenon...
Mark
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