Frank Doorhof

Going wild with a wide-angle lens

Thursday 19 July 2018, 15:30 by | 7,021 views | 0 comments

This article was translated from Dutch with the help of AI. Read the original.

What is the best lens for a portrait? I get asked this question regularly. My answer is always the same: use the lens that achieves what you want.

Photo by Frank Doorhof


That can also be a wide-angle lens for portrait photography. Naturally, a wide-angle lens shows much more than a longer lens. If you don't try to hide this effect, but embrace it instead, you can create impressive photos.

Photo by Frank Doorhof


So, what is your favourite wide-angle photo?

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Frank Doorhof

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Frank Doorhof blogt dagelijks in het Engels op zijn website en geeft wekelijks workshops model fotografie in zijn studio in Emmeloord, maar ook op locatie in binnen en buitenland. Van beginners tot gevorderde, iedereen kan bij Frank terecht. Ook voor specifieke 1 op 1 workshops, of maatwerk voor groepen.

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