hey guys so I've been a recent Nikon user as of the past month or so. had the standard lens kit, and recently upgraded to the 35mm for more the NYC skyline type of shots. I've been asked by a surprising amount of people to shoot them for either clothing lines or personal portfolios. majority of my shoots would be indoors for now with the weather and all. I'm wondering what you would recommend lens wise fora single portrait type of shot. regardless of the amount of research I've done i find that primary source knowledge is always the best so I'm turning to you guys for help lol. thanks a lot!!
Best recommendation for portraits/models
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Horoscope Fish
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Prime: Nikon 85mm f/1.8
Zoom: Nikon or Tamron 70-200mm f/2.8
Don Kuykendall_RIP
RIP :(
First welcome to the forum.
Without knowing which camera you have it would be hard to answer the question. Big difference in DX and FX. Also it would help to know your budget.
If you fill out your profile and add the camera gear we can better answer any questions that you might have.
You can do that at http://nikonites.com/profile.php?do=editprofile
Under camera just put the model number like D7100; Once you put the first letter like D you will see a list of all the cameras in the database pop up. The more numbers you put in the smaller the list becomes. When you see your camera just click on it, Be sure to click on "Save Changes" in the lower right corner.
Thanks
Without knowing which camera you have it would be hard to answer the question. Big difference in DX and FX. Also it would help to know your budget.
If you fill out your profile and add the camera gear we can better answer any questions that you might have.
You can do that at http://nikonites.com/profile.php?do=editprofile
Under camera just put the model number like D7100; Once you put the first letter like D you will see a list of all the cameras in the database pop up. The more numbers you put in the smaller the list becomes. When you see your camera just click on it, Be sure to click on "Save Changes" in the lower right corner.
Thanks
RocketCowboy
Senior Member
Howdy and welcome to Nikonites!
You've gotten some great feedback so far, and it would really help to understand what camera body you're using in order to get more specific. I'm assuming it's a DX body based on purely on comments, but that may not be accurate.
The 85mm and 70-200mm are both excellent lenses and pretty standard choices for portrait photographers. Depending on the camera body and the space you have to work in (physical studio space indoors), you might have some other options to look at.
You've gotten some great feedback so far, and it would really help to understand what camera body you're using in order to get more specific. I'm assuming it's a DX body based on purely on comments, but that may not be accurate.
The 85mm and 70-200mm are both excellent lenses and pretty standard choices for portrait photographers. Depending on the camera body and the space you have to work in (physical studio space indoors), you might have some other options to look at.