The BEST Lenses for Portraits

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In this video, we take portraits with a whole slew of lenses! Check out how the different lenses affect the look of the portraits.

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[JaronHorrocks]

Sorry to be one of the only people that's not super positive about this video, but IMO it's not that helpful.
When comparing lenses it's would be more effective to see how they match-up in similar circumstances (shot from the same distance, or shot to include the same framing on the subject).
And also seeing how each would be superior in different situations.
Your style is great and works for your images, but for a review like this it doesn't help to see what a 135mm lens will do for a full-length portrait. It's strength would be the compression you'd get from a tight headshot, like the 70-200 (shot at 200mm).
Your videos are, of course, gorgeous and well-produced, not discounting that, but if you're gonna go to the effort of this comparison just figured it could have been a little more practical.
Just my thoughts.

[bethanyvillero]

I love everything about you two - you don't have a forced personality, your content is both original and breathtaking, videos are well produced/edited, you explain things well, you inspire me with every single post. Thank you so much for sharing your gifts! Also huge shout out to this model! She kills it every time.

[jl]

50mm cuz its the only lens i have haha

[michaeljerome]

i love the photos between 4:20 and 4:27 ; the outfit, colors, composition... everything. even the music in the background created such a happy and joyful feeling. keep up the great work

[tahiriperera]

God I love when you guys use Jasmine, she's so great!

[charlieshin]

50mm is my favourite because its so cheap and so good for the price

[marellibelli]

I'm a sucker for my 50mm because it's not the lens I learned on but the lens that made me fall in love with photography. It feels pretty versatile to me, too. I was able to get a lot of different kinds of shots with it when I only had a couple lenses.

[berntolovhellstrom]

24-70 is my favorite. Macro lenses are in general having less distortion so they are better for everything. My sigma 105 macro is fantastic for portraits.

[Mugetsu]

You forgot the 16-35mm lens :o
That 100mm macro looked so good.

[alxna]

Didn't know the 50mm f1.2 was called the Nifty Fifty. Thought that it was only the affordable f1.8.

[spewoflife]

the model carries such a great energy to her, makes the video even more sweet to watch (dope fit too wow)

[CharlesDunkley]

Out of your photos, the 35mm and the 85mm are my favorites. Thanks for making this comparison between so many different focal lengths.

[minibuns]

The distortion at 28mm in close on the model's face actually widens it lending to a more innocent expression. The focal lengths have their strengths and weaknesses. I like them all.

[Aleksanderespelid]

24-70 is my favorite, because you can use it for literally almost anything. It's so versatile. And I HATE having to switch lenses when I shoot, and as I shoot on the extremes at 24 and 70 it's nice to have the zoom.

[swaguilar_]

I like how you guys leave it up to us to decide. It reminds me a lot on how playing video games on pc is. No one can really tell you what keybinds to use. You got to have a feel for it and basically master your own art once you decide what you're gonna use.

[chrismehmet]

that gimbal shot at 3:57 was so so nice

[baalvachan]

Hey, I have one doubt if you would like to answer, shooting with 50mm lens vertically for head to toe fashion photography, I can't fit the vertical photo in instagram size dimensions as there shows white borders in the left and right hand sides of the model? I tired horizontal but can't get full head to toe in frame with same blur!

[lifesbeautiful]

Great video, but the “nifty-fifty” is actually the 50 1.8, at least according to most, since it’s a great lens and for a very inexpensive price

[Gcl]

I enjoy the 24-70mm and the 85mm combo, I agree that it really depends on your style of shooting as well as the type of photos you want. Great video!

[AutoFOCUSED.]

The Canon 100mm f/2.8L used to be my favorite portrait lens because the sharpness, lack of distortion, and the compression but then I got the Canon 135 f/2L and it instantly became my favorite. Ended up selling the 100L since I don't shoot macro. I personally think the 135L is the most beautiful, as far as sharpness, shallow depth of field (not that I'm a bokeh junkie) and the lack of distortion. I also own the 70-200 f/2.8L but almost never use it. I think the 135L looked the best in the images you shot as well (at least as far as what looked most flattering on your model).