Answered: What Focal Length is Best for Headshots?
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It’s a question often asked by photographers: What focal length is the best for headshots? Though the answer is likely going to be a little different depending on who you ask, photographer Gavin Hoey with Adorama TV has some ideas about which lenses are the best for the job.
In the video below, Gavin takes close-up photos of the same model in the same studio setup with various lenses, ranging from 24mm up to 200mm, and compares the results. Even if you don’t agree which lens is the best, at the very least, you can get a good glimpse of how the focal length of the lens changes the look and feel of the images you create.
Have a look at the video and see just how dramatically the results differ from shot to shot!