As a portrait and magazine photographer I understand the importance of choosing the right lens for capturing street portraits. That's not good! That's not good! I'm a party! I've had this 85 millimeter for almost 20 years and I have to tell you it is by far my second favorite lens. My first is gotta be the 50 but this is the second lens I ever bought. The focal length is beautiful. I'm trying to challenge myself with these lens diaries and go out and shoot in conditions that I don't normally shoot under bad light. Shooting strangers in the 85 millimeter is a perfect portrait lens. It's also a perfect street portrait lens so today I went out and tried to see what I could get with the 85 millimeter. Enjoy this lens diaries! We'll see you in there! I really like the flattering perspective that the 85 gives. Perspective that closely resembles how the human eye sees the world just a little bit punched in. No, wow you all good too? Yo, let me take a picture when you're truck. Boss bro, come on now. Look at this guy. Look at this guy. How can I get it to you? Bro, what do you want? I'll do that stuff. That's dope. That's dope. I'm not gonna get it. I'm not gonna get it. I'll do that stuff. That's dope. Look at this guy. Look at this guy. Dude, look at this guy. Okay, can you hear a phone? I'll tell Fab you. I'll go like this. Bro, that's me. This lens has great compression and it's super flattering with facial features. It has this slight telephoto effect which gives you almost more flattering portraits especially close up. This lens allows you to maintain a comfortable shooting distance from your subject especially in street photography where maintaining respectful space is crucial. It enables you to capture genuine emotions and expression without intruding on your subject's personal space. I really love this lens for its beautiful subject to background separation. With its wider aperture that 85 produces a beautiful shallow depth of field, this creates a really pleasing bouquet effect that adds depth and emphasizes your subject. The longer focal length of the 85 also adds a three-dimensional feel to your images. I really appreciate the versatility in framing of this lens. Whether you're shooting environmental portraits or close-ups, 85 millimeter offers versatility in the framing. You can easily switch between capturing full body shots or head shots without sacrificing quality. Honestly, I think that for portraits the 85 could really be the ideal focal length. It's known for the ability to capture portraits with a really natural look. It allows you to maintain that comfortable distance from your subject. And you're able to create a sense of intimacy. We're going to make that bad ass just like that. While still preserving your subject's personal space. Like I really love this lens. It's important to touch on black and white when it comes to our modern photography. I didn't decide that these photographs were going to even be black and white until I got home and looked at Lightroom. Often, I set my camera from monochrome when I'm out making these type of photographs. I find it easier to remove the color so I can see my frames composition without the distractions. This was for sure my good service for the day. I mean, you got some skills, right? I'm a little bit bold. Hi, I'm Steve. Oh, Diana. I'm not sure if I've ever heard of three. Why don't you take a picture with this? Oh, okay. It's not that bad ever. Well, congratulations. You guys, you guys, you guys Toronto? What's up, I'm Ruth. It's okay, you're bold, I like it. I like it. I see you in the background, why not? You got to follow me on Instagram. I will. Free anniversary photographs right here on Queen Street. It's important to have a theme or some sort of a main idea when you go out to do street photography. Today, when I went out, I wanted to shoot people interacting with their phones, interacting with their technology, and then immersed in their phone. That's what I went out trying to catch. I think I did a pretty good job. I also have ongoing projects of looking through reflections, looking through glass, people and movement, people on bicycles. But the amount of people I caught on their phones today was pretty good. Sometimes these candid moments make me so happy like this photograph right here. This photograph just says everything. You'll also notice I mix asking people for permission to take their photo and just taking photos. I used to never take pictures without permission, but I do it all the time. This is a really beautiful frame. It happens right there. I actually got that woman in a clip earlier on in this video, especially points for finding. I think this girl wanted me to take her photo, but I was so distracted by this trio and those two pairs of shoes up front. I actually didn't notice they were trying to get my attention to. Look at those kicks. I had the showroom. Seam's bags was also a theme. Mix in some slow shutter speed. Okay, no. In the 90 minutes that I was out, I got enough for three videos. Are these two friends, co-workers or lovers? Leave your answering comments. This is my third lens diary. If you haven't watched my 16 millimeter and my 50 millimeter lens diaries, please make sure you watch those next. This was so rewarding. I got so much out of just going out with my camera. As long as you set your intention, have some ideas, have some loose themes that you want to try, and just go shoot something. I'm going to do some photos. Truly, the hardest part is actually gearing up and going out. The photographs usually take care of themselves. Special bonus for making it this far. You get to see me quickly rapid fire process a couple of my favorite pictures from this particular 85 millimeter lens. I'm going to do a lens diary. Coming up soon, 85 millimeter architecture. 100 millimeter macro lens. And the 135 F2 L series. I can't wait to share that stuff with you. If you guys like this kind of content, please consider dropping into like. Please leave comments on all my requests from earlier in this video. And please share this to somebody who you think might need an 85 millimeter. Thanks for watching. See you on the next one. .