Tamron: Emily Wilson Shoots a Portrait
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Channel: TamronVids · 2009 · Howto & Style
Photographer Emily Wilson Shoots Window Light Portraits with the Tamron 28-300 lens as she shares her tips on how to get a good portrait in natural light. Find an Authorized Tamron Dealer Today: https://www2.tamron-usa.com/dealers.aspx Follow Us: Facebook: https://facebook.com/TamronLensesUSA/ Instagram: https://instagram.com/tamronusa/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/TamronUSA Transcript: Using natural light is one of the best ways to light any photograph especially indoor portraits. Hi my name is Emily Wilson I'm a photographer living in New York and in this Tamron podcast I'm going to teach you how to use natural light to create great indoor portraits. First you need to pick the right equipment for the job, for this photo I'm going to use the Tamron 28 - 300 millimeter lens. The 28 to 300 is an incredibly versatile lens for portraits, whether you're in a ballroom or a bathroom there's no limit to the horizontal and vertical compositions you can create. Next you have to choose the right location, you want to find a room that has a window big enough to let in direct and diffused sunlight. In this particular location morning light streams in through the windows and around noon it's a little more evenly diffused. but we don't want to wait till the afternoon so I just had my subject move over slightly. Have you facing the camera, the body turn just a little bit. Many cameras have a white balance setting that you can change to match the color temperature of the light you're using. You can adjust for cloudy, sunny, incandescent or flash conditions. Window light often reads bluer than you might think, so for this particular portrait I'm going to use the setting for a cloudy day and it will warm up the whole image. So completely different from from the window. Your film speed is another important variable to consider there's not one setting for everything you want to shoot indoors for this photograph I've set my ISO at 400 it's time to adjust your f-stop, the lower your f-stop the shorter the depth of field for your shot. If you want the area behind your subject out of focus then set your f-stop from four to five six. If you want the background readable as well then set the f-stop from 16 to 22, if your background is in focus then keep it simple otherwise it will distract from your subject keep these tips in mind for your next portrait and visit the Tamron website for more useful information about photography.
