Originally posted by beachgardener not dwelling on it, just pointing out some of the finer information a portrait photographer can have, it is up to the photographer to direct the shoot and have suitable lenses, a posed group portrait does need some work.
Yeh, I've not had this lens that long, I'm still playing with what I can and cannot get away with. Even a 28mm (ff) and people distort at the edges I've noticed. As you say 35mm would be better. But then you're looking at me getting way further back for the shot, and yeh I just wanted to get back to that beer on the table!
This shot was 28mm at last Pentax meetup, where my tripod was out in people traffic, I didn't really want to put it further back for fear of getting it knocked over. I'm looking rather large here also, as is Rod's lad;
Still... do we really care that much? I know I don't, I concentrate on the faces and the scene in shots like this rather than perfectly distortion free people. If it was paid work however, different story, time to get things really right even if it means moving tables and obstacles out of the way;
Honestly tho, with fun stuff like a Pentaxian meet up, I just care so much less, I kinda want some weirdness sometimes, because I have to behave when paid
Have a look at a lot of street photography and other messing around stuff, cool people stretchy shots galore, it's just a bit of fun sometimes.