Comments on: Do You Have A Professional Photo? http://careeradvice4u.com/professional-photo/ Wed, 09 Mar 2011 06:32:16 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: William @ DIY Video Marketing http://careeradvice4u.com/professional-photo/comment-page-1/#comment-47 William @ DIY Video Marketing Wed, 02 Dec 2009 22:08:02 +0000 http://careeradvice4u.com/?p=547#comment-47 And if you just absolutely can't afford to hire a pro, do this: 1) Borrow a friend's camera and tripod. Someone out there has a good one. Borrow the friend, too. 2) Use a long lens. For a full-frame 35mm camera, an 85mm lens is commonly used. For the new digital SLRs like the Canon Digital Rebel, use a 50mm. If it's a zoom, set it to about that length. 3) You'll sit relatively far from the lens. That's cool. 4) Don't use the flash-- use sunlight, reflected gently from the floors & walls. Early morning & evening work best, when the light slants. 5) You want the background out of focus. Set the aperture open wide, to like 2.0 or 2.8 or so. 6) Take a bunch! Like 40 or 50. Digital's cheap. Print the best. And if you just absolutely can’t afford to hire a pro, do this:

1) Borrow a friend’s camera and tripod. Someone out there has a good one. Borrow the friend, too.
2) Use a long lens. For a full-frame 35mm camera, an 85mm lens is commonly used. For the new digital SLRs like the Canon Digital Rebel, use a 50mm. If it’s a zoom, set it to about that length.
3) You’ll sit relatively far from the lens. That’s cool.
4) Don’t use the flash– use sunlight, reflected gently from the floors & walls. Early morning & evening work best, when the light slants.
5) You want the background out of focus. Set the aperture open wide, to like 2.0 or 2.8 or so.
6) Take a bunch! Like 40 or 50. Digital’s cheap. Print the best.

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