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Ed Dandy

Posts: 18

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Hi everyone!  Just a simple question.  I've come across these types of focal length perspectives in fashion images/fashion lookbooks often and I need advice on what focal length lenses these are?  Where the feet (or hands in some other photo examples not tagged here, are really large and the head is tiny).
What kind of position I'd need to get in to get real low to the ground looking up perspective?  I'm assuming i'd need to lay on the ground?  Anyways thanks in advance to anyone that can help me! 

Link to example images: https://imgur.com/a/AbSr3NB

Jul 30 21 10:54 am Link

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SayCheeZ!

Posts: 20635

Las Vegas, Nevada, US

It's simply a wide angle lens.  Depending on the camera it's most likely 18 to 28mm (or equivalent)

It's the same technique that I used in this photo:
https://photos.modelmayhem.com/photos/080928/21/48e02b541e542_m.jpg

Jul 30 21 11:01 am Link

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Brooklyn Bridge Images

Posts: 13200

Brooklyn, New York, US

Jul 30 21 11:27 am Link

Photographer

Ed Dandy

Posts: 18

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

SayCheeZ!  wrote:
It's simply a wide angle lens.  Depending on the camera it's most likely 18 to 28mm (or equivalent)

It's the same technique that I used in this photo:
https://photos.modelmayhem.com/photos/080928/21/48e02b541e542_m.jpg

Thank you!  ill look more into this !

Jul 30 21 12:44 pm Link

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Ed Dandy

Posts: 18

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Brooklyn Bridge Images wrote:
Hope this helps
http://www.stepheneastwood.com/tutorial … ective.htm

thanks for the link! will check out!

Jul 30 21 12:44 pm Link

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phpcat

Posts: 60

Corcoran, California, US

I'm wondering if an ultra-wide angle lens can do that.  Just picked up a Laowa 12mm 2.8 Zero-D and I think it can do something like this.  Here's what someone else did with it:

https://www.nikonforums.com/forums/uploads/monthly_01_2017/ccs-3278-0-71793900-1485802782.jpg

Jul 30 21 08:21 pm Link

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Frozen Instant Imagery

Posts: 4152

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

I’ve done this mostly with a 24mm, but you do need to get close to the part you are enlarging - don’t be timid!

If I were using and ultra wide, I might back off a little.

Aug 01 21 06:51 pm Link

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Paolo D Photography

Posts: 11502

San Francisco, California, US

Frozen Instant Imagery wrote:
I’ve done this mostly with a 24mm, but you do need to get close to the part you are enlarging - don’t be timid!

If I were using and ultra wide, I might back off a little.

i second that: 24mm! smile

Aug 01 21 09:18 pm Link

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Jaysen R Lee

Posts: 548

Anaheim, California, US

12-17mm probably f8 or above.

Aug 02 21 09:08 am Link