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Kimberly Dow · 06-25-2006, 09:29 PM

Joan,

I still here and there find I have to draw/paint something smaller than how it appears in the reference for exactly this reason - but less often than I used to.

I dont know about a particular lens, but the answer is basically to get farther away from the subject. I do have a Rebel now with a second lens that goes up to 200, but I seldom use it. When I do a shoot I take photos from where I think I want to, then I get closer and snap the same ones, and I also get much farther back and snap the same ones. The ones from farther back will not show the distortion and I can crop them on the computer.

I hope this helps!

06-25-2006, 09:29 PM	#12
Kimberly Dow Juried Member FT Professional Joined: Jul 2003 Location: Corpus Christi, TX Posts: 1,713	Joan, I still here and there find I have to draw/paint something smaller than how it appears in the reference for exactly this reason - but less often than I used to. I dont know about a particular lens, but the answer is basically to get farther away from the subject. I do have a Rebel now with a second lens that goes up to 200, but I seldom use it. When I do a shoot I take photos from where I think I want to, then I get closer and snap the same ones, and I also get much farther back and snap the same ones. The ones from farther back will not show the distortion and I can crop them on the computer. I hope this helps! __________________ Kim http://kimberlydow.com "Speak your mind, even if your voice shakes." - Maggie Kuhn "If you obey all the rules, you'll miss all the fun." - Katherine Hepburn