THE MISSION
Create a portrait panorama image
Time needed
One hour
Skill level
Advanced
Kit needed
• Telephoto lens
• Photoshop
At the time of writing social distancing is still in place, but don’t worry, I’m going to show you how to get some amazing portraits from a safe distance using a telephoto lens.
The idea is take lots of pictures of your model with a long focal length lens, like a 70-200mm. Then you lock off the focus and shoot a burst of images from the model’s head, as well as their surroundings, and then stitch them altogether in Photoshop to create a much larger panoramic file. Not only will the result give you a much higher resolution image, it’ll also give you a much shallower depth of field, creating a beautiful separation between the model and background – mimicking the look of a medium format image. It’s also just a really fun and effective technique to try out, even when social distancing rules ease further, that will sharpen both your camera and editing skills. Here’s how…
HOW TO CREATE A ‘BRENIZER’ PORTRAIT IMAGE
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هذه القصة مأخوذة من طبعة August 2020 من PhotoPlus : The Canon Magazine.
ابدأ النسخة التجريبية المجانية من Magzter GOLD لمدة 7 أيام للوصول إلى آلاف القصص المتميزة المنسقة وأكثر من 8500 مجلة وصحيفة.
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