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The second reason I use a tilt shift lens for portraits is I can create a perspective that cannot be replicated with a 35mm film format and would mimic more accurately what you would get when using a medium format camera. Create a Lens Perspective That Doesn’t Exist Anywhere on the Planet

A high-res print of this caliber is truly a sight to behold.ģ. To put things into perspective, if I take a 120-megapixel file, I can make a 60X90-inch fine art print set at the 200dpi without any up-sizing or interpolation. When I use my 50-megapixel Canon 5DSR, I end up with a 120- megapixel image. When using my 30-megapixel Canon EOS R, I ultimately end up with a 70-megapixel final image (approximately). I also shot this image in HDR with three one stops bracketed exposures, giving me a total of nine final exposures. I shot the camera in a horizontal position shifting the lens left and right, creating one final pano image equivalent to over a 100-megapixel capture. I used a Canon 5DSR with the Canon 24mm f/3.5L II Tilt Shift Lens. This image was for a campaign for Fiat Chrysler Automotive. By taking three different exposures in three different positions on my tilt shift lens, I can later use Photo Merge in Photoshop to stitch the images together to create one final high-res image. In some cases, my work has been printed over 30 ft. Since I work in the commercial advertising industry, this is good news for many of my clients. First, and the most obvious, is to increase my overall megapixel capture. The first question someone might ask is, “Why would you go to all the trouble to use a tilt shift lens to create a portrait?” For me, there are two primary reasons. If you apply yourself during times like this, you will be one step in front of your competition when the dust settles. Why? Because while many folks sit and wait for things to settle down, or quit altogether, I look for ways to keep moving forward. Second, the most significant advancements in my career have been during the worst of times. I have weathered several economic downturns, national disasters, political unrest and of course, September 11th. As many of us have learned over the past several weeks, now is the time to seize the moment by learning, creating, or discovering something new with the “free time” we’ve suddenly inherited.Īfter 40-plus years in the photo industry, I have learned two things: First, there will always be something that gets in the way of our careers. Quarantines and stay-at-home orders have certainly created challenging times on so many levels.

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This month's column is by Joel Grimes on how to shoot portraits with a tilt-shift lens.)

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(Editor’s Note: Exploring Light is a monthly Shutterbug column featuring tips, tricks, and photo advice from professional photographers in Canon's Explorers of Light education program.

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