What lens to bring to a glamour shoot?

Hi guys.

I will be having my first glamour shoot/ workshop soon and I am wondering what is the best lens to bring along and would have the best results.

I currently have a canon 15-55mm, prime 50mm and a 55-250mm.

Thanks in advance.

50 prime.

^ yup, unless your using full frame where that would be too wide

given that he has the 18-55 (im assuming) and the 55-250, he has a crop camera.

OP, depends on the lighting. if there are strobes you can use, the 55-250 or kit lens would actually be more flexible. if it's ambient light, the 50 prime would get my vote.

Good point, Mike.

Then main thing is to -not- bring the 18-55. The wide angle zoom makes it too easy to stand too close to the model and that means perspective distortion. Having 50mm as the widest option will make sure you stand back far enough.

I'd say the 50 mm prime and possibly the zoom. Really depends also on the size of the studio.

Depends how you're going to frame... If it's mostly half-body and tighter, 50mm is fine. If there's a lot of full-body stuff, an 18-55 would be better.

I don't think there's much chance of standing too close, since (at least in Western culture) people tend not to stand very close to strangers, much less shove a lens in front of their face...

considering the size of all these lenses why wouldn't you take all of them ? the one you'll need is the one at home

Thanks for all the inputs and suggestions.

The problem is that I am not yet sure how the set up will look like and will only know on the day itself.

But my best guess is using the 50mm prime and 50-250mm for the shoot. Most of you guys suggest the same.

Most glamour shoots does only cover half body right? Since its a workshop, I guess its up to the photographer to decide.

What ligthing will be used??

toxic wrote in post #10645216
I don't think there's much chance of standing too close, since (at least in Western culture) people tend not to stand very close to strangers, much less shove a lens in front of their face...

I wouldn't think so either if I hadn't done it so many times myself. It's especially easy to do when working with any kind of lighting or reflector between you and the model because you tend to move closer to give direction and then instead of stepping back 2 steps you only move back a half step and set your zoom to a wider setting. Having something between you tends to cancel out that "I'm standing too close to this stranger" feeling too, I guess. Then when you're looking at them on the computer you notice that the shoulder turned towards you looks a little too big. Better to stick with a prime that forces you to step back.

mike cabilangan wrote in post #10644195
given that he has the 18-55 (im assuming) and the 55-250, he has a crop camera.

OP, depends on the lighting. if there are strobes you can use, the 55-250 or kit lens would actually be more flexible. if it's ambient light, the 50 prime would get my vote.

Hi guys

First post here from a real newcomer to the world of photography. So apologies if this question is a little off topic but I need to know.

I have been reading this site often (it's very cool), and have slowly been buliding my knowledge of cameras etc, but the term 'crop camera"?

What is a crop camera? What does it do? Is it good or bad?

Again, apologies for going off topic.

Any help would be hugely appreciated. Thanks.

PrimalEye wrote in post #10672382
Hi guys

First post here from a real newcomer to the world of photography. So apologies if this question is a little off topic but I need to know.

I have been reading this site often (it's very cool), and have slowly been buliding my knowledge of cameras etc, but the term 'crop camera"?

What is a crop camera? What does it do? Is it good or bad?

Again, apologies for going off topic.

Any help would be hugely appreciated. Thanks.

Welcome to the forums.

"Crop" in the context of digital SLR cameras refers to a camera with a sensor that is smaller than a 35mm film negative. The other option would be a so-called "full frame" camera like the 5D series which use a sensor the same size as 35mm film. The term "crop" is used because the smaller sensor is capturing a "cropped" area of the image projected by the lens.

Crop is an "unofficial" term. Camera companies will use other terminology, such as "APS-C" or "DX" to refer to these cameras and sensors.

PrimalEye wrote in post #10672382
What is a crop camera? What does it do? Is it good or bad?

http://en.wikipedia.or​g/wiki/Crop_factor
http://en.wikipedia.or​g/wiki/APS-H#Multiplier_factors
This may help you to full understand.

Also...How far will you be from the model? the 50mm may be too short. It is common to have a line that you can not cross so others can shoot at the same time. If so the 50 might not make it. I would just bring them all.